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Although it is sometimes translated "Reach for the Skies", caelum certe patet actually means "the sky at least stands open". These are the words of Daedalus in Ovid's Metamorphoses, Book VIII, when he is contemplating a means of escape from Crete and determines that the sky is the only path open to him:
"Terras licet" inquit "et undas obstruat; et caelum certe patet; ibimus illac."
"Though he [Minos] may barricade the earth and the waves", he said, "the sky at least stands open; we will go that way."
Stu Feldt
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What does surgam flammis caelum mean?
Surgam flammis caelum is Latin for I can go to heaven in flames
What does Noctes atque dies patet atri ianua Ditis mean?
Ditis
When was Mortuus Caelum created?
Mortuus Caelum was created in 2004.
What is the Latin translation for big sky?
"Magnum caelum."
How do you say certainly in latin?
Certe.
What is yes in Latin?
Ita OR certe.
When was Caelum Vatnsdal born?
Caelum Vatnsdal was born on November 20, 1970, in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada.
What does 'mors Patet Ho Ralat' mean?
Latin translation, Mors Patet = death is certain; Ho Ralat (may actually be Hora Latet) Hora Latet = the hour uncertain; Memento Mori = remember, you must die. "mors patet hora latet memento mori" = "death is certain, the hour uncertain, remember you must die.
Caelum?
Sky
What is 'sky' in Latin?
Caelum.
What is Latin for heaven?
Caelum.
What is observe the sky in Latin?
I don't know how to do imperitives, but you watch the sky is: Caelum vides (you=singular). Caelum videtis (you=plural).
