good luck follows the brave.

[schz]

I read somewhere that there is a relatively well-known latin
symbol/sign that means "good luck follows the brave".

I have had no luck finding an image of this symbol. Can someone point
me in the right direction? Thanks!

[Johannes Patruus]

Post by schz
I read somewhere that there is a relatively well-known latin
symbol/sign that means "good luck follows the brave".
I have had no luck finding an image of this symbol. Can someone point
me in the right direction? Thanks!

Fortes fortuna adiuvat:
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Fortuna favet fortibus:
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[B. T. Raven]

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Post by schz
I read somewhere that there is a relatively well-known latin
symbol/sign that means "good luck follows the brave".
I have had no luck finding an image of this symbol. Can someone point
me in the right direction? Thanks!

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What's that between the lions in the O'Flaherty escutcheon, the dreaded
mano rossa? I think it was used instead of an escutcheon with even smaller
lions rampant pawing yet another, et ita porro usque ad infinitum, like a
video camera pointed at the tv screen it's connected to.

[B. T. Raven]

Post by schz
I read somewhere that there is a relatively well-known latin
symbol/sign that means "good luck follows the brave".
I have had no luck finding an image of this symbol. Can someone point
me in the right direction? Thanks!

I don't know of any symbol. Here are some related quotes:

Eventus docuit fortes Fortunam iuvare. [Titus Livius, Ab Urbe Condita
8.29]. Fortes fortuna adiuvat. Fortes fortuna iuvat. Fortibus est fortuna
viris data. Fortuna fortes iuvat.


During the Persian wars a general was said to have threatened the Greeks
with words that went something like this:

"We shall attack you with so many and such dense volleys of arrows that
they will blot out the sun." To which the Greek responded, "Then we shall
fight in the dark."

This is one of this first recorded instances of that saying by another
fearless leader from a southern country of our federation: "Bring 'em on!"

Eduardus

[Ed Cryer]

Post by B. T. Raven

Post by schz
I read somewhere that there is a relatively well-known latin
symbol/sign that means "good luck follows the brave".
I have had no luck finding an image of this symbol. Can someone point
me in the right direction? Thanks!

Eventus docuit fortes Fortunam iuvare. [Titus Livius, Ab Urbe Condita
8.29]. Fortes fortuna adiuvat. Fortes fortuna iuvat. Fortibus est fortuna
viris data. Fortuna fortes iuvat.
During the Persian wars a general was said to have threatened the Greeks
"We shall attack you with so many and such dense volleys of arrows that
they will blot out the sun." To which the Greek responded, "Then we shall
fight in the dark."

Did you ever see "The 300 Spartans"?
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0055719/

I just love the films from that post-war era.
It's based on Herodotus' story of the Spartan king Leonidas at Thermopylae.
When the Persian envoy came and asked them to lay down their weapons,
Leonidas said "Come and take them", but he said it in Greek in the film;
just two words, very Laconic. And then when there was just a handful left,
totally surrounded, outnumbered thousands to one, and the envoy came again
and said that if they didn't give in the arrow-storm would blot out the sun,
Leonidas said "Then we'll fight in the shade" (in English this time).

I watched it on TV again recently and video'd it. I keep it alongside my
video of Dino De Laurentiis'"Waterloo".

Ed

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Post by schz
I read somewhere that there is a relatively well-known latin
symbol/sign that means "good luck follows the brave".
I have had no luck finding an image of this symbol. Can someone point
me in the right direction? Thanks!

Eventus docuit fortes Fortunam iuvare. [Titus Livius, Ab Urbe Condita
8.29]. Fortes fortuna adiuvat. Fortes fortuna iuvat. Fortibus est fortuna
viris data. Fortuna fortes iuvat.
During the Persian wars a general was said to have threatened the Greeks
"We shall attack you with so many and such dense volleys of arrows that
they will blot out the sun." To which the Greek responded, "Then we shall
fight in the dark."

Did you ever see "The 300 Spartans"?
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0055719/
I just love the films from that post-war era.
It's based on Herodotus' story of the Spartan king Leonidas at Thermopylae.
When the Persian envoy came and asked them to lay down their weapons,
Leonidas said "Come and take them", but he said it in Greek in the film;
just two words, very Laconic. And then when there was just a handful left,
totally surrounded, outnumbered thousands to one, and the envoy came again
and said that if they didn't give in the arrow-storm would blot out the sun,
Leonidas said "Then we'll fight in the shade" (in English this time).
I watched it on TV again recently and video'd it. I keep it alongside my
video of Dino De Laurentiis'"Waterloo".

"The 300 Spartans" was just shown on AMC.

But I don't think it was complete. I think there was at least one
scene missing.

[Ben C]

Post by schz
I read somewhere that there is a relatively well-known latin
symbol/sign that means "good luck follows the brave".

There's "Audentis Fortuna iuvat" from Virgil Aeneid Book 10 line 284.

[Johannes Patruus]

Post by Ben C

Post by schz
I read somewhere that there is a relatively well-known latin
symbol/sign that means "good luck follows the brave".

There's "Audentis Fortuna iuvat" from Virgil Aeneid Book 10 line 284.

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