Beware of Greeks bearing gifts (redirect from Timeo Danaos et dona ferentes)
Timeō Danaōs et dōna ferentēs, paraphrased in English as "I fear the Greeks even when bearing gifts", is a Latin phrase from Aeneid, a Latin epic poem...
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Trojans, in Virgil's famous line Timeo Danaos et dona ferentes ("I fear Greeks, even those bearing gifts"), Danai (acc Danaos) or Danaans (Homer's name for...
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alludes to the Trojan Horse, and specifically to Laocoön's famous Timeo Danaos et dona ferentes ("I fear the Greeks even when they bring gifts", Virgil's Aeneid...
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the famous line "Equō nē crēdite, Teucrī / Quidquid id est, timeō Danaōs et dōna ferentēs" [Do not trust the Horse, Trojans / Whatever it is, I fear the...
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faraway China, which Philippe politely rejects with the phrase "Timeo Danaos et dona ferentes" ("Beware of Greeks bearing gifts"), quoting Virgil. Once alone...
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incidents (some of them embellished with considerable licence)." Timeo Danaos et dona ferentes Archer, Jeffrey. Twelve Red Herrings, Harper Collins, 1994....
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Hardy later appeared as legionaries in Obelix & Co.. The line "timeo Danaos et dona ferentes" ("I fear the Greeks, even those bearing gifts") is used as...
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for any reason, most prominent and suitable for rescue... But timeo Danaos et dona ferentes (I fear the Greeks even when they bring gifts). By accepting...
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English translations of notable Latin phrases, such as veni, vidi, vici and et cetera. Some of the phrases are themselves translations of Greek phrases,...
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"inhumane" enemy. The newspaper used for a time the famous motto Timeo Danaos et dona ferentes ("Beware of Greeks bearing gifts"), although it was changed...
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