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The exact origin of this proverb is unknown and several variations exist. The first full version of the phrase appeared in a London newspaper in 1828 where it was referred to as a Portuguese proverb. [13] The earliest known text resembling this phrase occurs in Virgil's Aeneid: "facilis descensus Averno (the descent to hell is easy)". [14]
Averno or Lake Avernus is a lake west of Naples that the Romans mythologized as the entrance to the underworld. The Greek myth of Demeter's daughter Persephone and her marriage to Hades is a recurring topic in the collection, as are the themes of oblivion and death, soul and body, love and isolation.
descensus in cuniculi cavum: The descent into the cave of the rabbit: Down the rabbit hole; backtranslation, not a genuine Latin phrase; see Down the rabbit hole. desiderantes meliorem patriam: they desired a better land: From Hebrews 11:16; the motto of the Order of Canada. Deus caritas est: God Is Love
In Christian theology, the Harrowing of Hell (Latin: Descensus Christi ad Inferos, "the descent of Christ into Hell" or Hades) [a] is the period of time between the Crucifixion of Jesus and his resurrection. In triumphant descent, Christ brought salvation to the souls held captive there since the beginning of the world. [1]
Below is an alphabetical list of widely used and repeated proverbial phrases. If known, their origins are noted. A proverbial phrase or expression is a type of conventional saying similar to a proverb and transmitted by oral tradition.
Lycurgus Consulting the Pythia (1835/1845), as imagined by Eugène Delacroix.. Pythia was the priestess presiding over the Oracle of Apollo at Delphi.There are more than 500 supposed oracular statements which have survived from various sources referring to the oracle at Delphi.
Other well-known quotes include: "The latter part of a wise man's life is taken up in curing the follies, prejudices, and false opinions he had contracted in the former." "Whatever the poets pretend, it is plain they give immortality to none but themselves; it is Homer and Virgil we reverence and admire, not Achilles or Aeneas.
Hylaeus facilis is a species of bee, also known by the common name easy yellow-faced bee. [2] It is endemic to Hawaii and known from only two populations. [ 2 ] In September 2016, along with six other Hawaiian Hylaeus species, [ 3 ] H. facilis was listed for protection under the United States Endangered Species Act .