Jun 29, 2006 00:13
17 yrs ago
German term
die Erinnernde
German to English
Art/Literary
Philosophy
Muses, Nymphs, mythology
die Nymphen, die Töchter des Zeus, Griechen und Römer, Kelten und Germanen kannten die Nymphen, die – und hier schließt sich der Kreis – mit den Musen, den Erinnernden, verwandt sind: Ein Hof der Erinnernden und der Erinnerungen, aber auch der Elemente.
maybe its just a general 'reminders' or are these figures in history?
maybe its just a general 'reminders' or are these figures in history?
Proposed translations
(English)
3 +1 | those who remind us | Kim Metzger |
2 | witnesses to the past | Jonathan MacKerron |
Change log
Jun 29, 2006 00:27: Kim Metzger changed "Field (specific)" from "Other" to "Philosophy"
Proposed translations
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those who remind us
the Nymphs who are related to the Muses, those who remind us: a court of reminders and of memories
The Muses are the Greek goddesses who preside over the arts and sciences and inspire those who excel at these pursuits. Daughters of Zeus, king of the gods, and Mnemosyne ("memory"), they were born at Pieria at the foot of Mount Olympus. Their nurse, Eupheme, raised them along with her son, Crotus the hunter, who was transported into the sky as Sagittarius upon his death. Their name (akin to the Latin mens and English mind) denotes 'memory' or 'a reminder', since in the earliest times poets, having no books to read from, relied on their memories. The Romans identified the Muses with certain obscure Italian water-goddesses, the Camenae.
http://www.eliki.com/portals/fantasy/circle/define.html
The Muses are the Greek goddesses who preside over the arts and sciences and inspire those who excel at these pursuits. Daughters of Zeus, king of the gods, and Mnemosyne ("memory"), they were born at Pieria at the foot of Mount Olympus. Their nurse, Eupheme, raised them along with her son, Crotus the hunter, who was transported into the sky as Sagittarius upon his death. Their name (akin to the Latin mens and English mind) denotes 'memory' or 'a reminder', since in the earliest times poets, having no books to read from, relied on their memories. The Romans identified the Muses with certain obscure Italian water-goddesses, the Camenae.
http://www.eliki.com/portals/fantasy/circle/define.html
3 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "thanks, in your explanation you say 'reminders' ..this seems the most appropriate"
6 hrs
witnesses to the past
another approach
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