It is time to brush up on our Latin, celebrate the month of May & eat fava beans! According to Ovid the origin name May, could derives from maiores –the elders. The ritual he describes in the Fasti’s book V –transcribed and translated below– certainly supports it. OVID FASTI LIBER V “Cumque manus puras fontana [...]
Ovid, May & Fava Beans (I)
May 16th, 2008 · No Comments
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