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Memento mori (Latin for "remember (that you have) to die") [2] is an artistic or symbolic trope acting as a reminder of the inevitability of death. [2] The concept has its roots in the philosophers of classical antiquity and Christianity , and appeared in funerary art and architecture from the medieval period onwards.
It has also been speculated that this name was given to the slave who held a laurel crown, during Roman Triumphs, over the head of the dux, standing at his back but continuously whispering in his ears "Memento Mori" ("remember you are mortal") to prevent the celebrated commander from losing his sense of proportion in the excesses of the ...
The Music for the Funeral of Queen Mary comprises the March and Canzona Z. 780 [1] and the funeral sentence "Thou knowest, Lord, the secrets of our hearts" Z. 58C. It was first performed at the funeral of Queen Mary II of England in March 1695. Purcell's setting of "Thou knowest, Lord" was performed at his own funeral in November of the same ...
Hominem te memento!", which has been translated as "Look behind thee; remember thou art a man." (T. R. Glover's translation ), "Look behind thee; remember thou art but a man." (Ante-Nicene Fathers, vol. III ), "Look behind you! Remember you are a man!" (Sister Emily Joseph Daly's translation ), etc. The context is also not just "a victorious ...
Also, several were among the uncredited cast; perhaps the most notable of these was 70-year-old Irish-American character actor Richard Garrick as the public slave who stands behind Marcus in his Triumph chariot, holding a victory laurel above his head, and repeating "Remember thou art only a man." Ustinov recalled how he was cast as Nero in ...
Thou art giving and forgiving ever blessing, ever blest well-spring of the joy of living ocean-depth of happy rest Thou the [b] Father, Christ our Brother— all who live in love are Thine Teach us how to love each other lift us to the Joy Divine. Mortals join the mighty [c] chorus which the morning stars began Father-love [d] is reigning o'er us
The Game Awards have re-teamed with Epic Games for fan voting in “Fortnite,” led this year by a “MetaHuman” version of host Geoff Keighley. Following last year’s inaugural in-game voting ...
Lead me in thy truth, and teach me: for thou art the God of my salvation; on thee do I wait all the day. Remember, O LORD, thy tender mercies and thy lovingkindnesses; for they have been ever of old. Remember not the sins of my youth, nor my transgressions: according to thy mercy remember thou me for thy goodness' sake, O LORD.