February 20th, 2023 Latin of the Day - "Acheruntis pabulum"
"Acheruntis pabulum," also rendered as "Acherontis pabulum" to give the river its more common Greek name
"food of Acheron" - Acheron, or Acheruns in some Latin renderings, is the name of a river of the Underworld. So, Acheruntis pabulum, "food of Acheron," is that which "feeds" the river of death - in other words, those doomed to die. One source recommended "food for the gallows" as an expression in English that captures the idea.
~ Titus Maccius Plautus, Casina II.i.12
a.d. X Kalendas Martias anno A.U.C. MMDCCLXXVI
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