Roman Culture in Television Show

A couple of years ago, while watching television, I noticed a piece of Greek/Roman culture in one of the shows I was watching. In the show, there was a chihuahua named Zeus (Greek) or Jupiter (Roman). Jupiter is the king of the Greek/Roman gods and the god of the sky, weather, and law. I find the name for this dog quite ironic because one of the animals associated with Jupiter is the eagle, an animal known for having an appetite for smaller dogs like chihuahuas.

http://www.documentarytube.com/articles/15-facts-about-zeus-from-greek-mythology

Will Schnepf

USS Vestal

 The mooring dock I saw

 The USS Vestal

           

          While on the Rosette trip to Hawaii, we went to Pearl Harbor. Charlotte and I saw a concrete mooring area with the word Vestal on it. Upon more research, we actually found out that there was a ship called the USS Vestal. I recognized it as the Roman goddess of the hearth. The ship was named after the Vestal Virgins who tended to the Temple of Vesta. The Vestal Virgins were in charge of keeping the flame inside the temple going and officiated at Vestalia. The USS Vestal was a repair ship during WWII and was bombed during the attack on Pearl Harbor. Ironically, it did catch on fire. Fortunately, it was able to recover and repaired many of the ships that were hit much worse. On August 1946, it was decommissioned. I found it interesting that the ship was named after the Vestal Virgins, instead of Vesta herself. It's also interesting that they would use Vesta, instead of a more-well known goddess. 

Sophie Pong

http://www.usnavymuseums.org/the-bell-of-uss-vestal/

https://www.britannica.com/topic/Vestal-Virgins

Roman Culture now

Over Thanksgiving I went to a persons house and as I was looking around I noticed this. I saw this alter and I though it looked a lot like a Roman lararium. A Lararium was very custom in Roman households. These Larariums were shrines to the guardian spirits of the roman house hold. Roman families would perform day rituals at the lararium to guarantee that their house was protected. Now the lararium in this house isn't exactly being used as a shrine for gods, the person doesn't do rituals at the lararium either. They are using it as more of a symbol and for decoration. I don't really see this piece as relevant to the house because it is out of place, and it is not being used in the proper manner. 

Saturnalia

When Dr. Morgan annouced that we were going to a Saturnalia project, I was excited and nervous at the same time. For instance, I didn't know what Saturnalia was and I didn't know how to make a 3D model off the printer. So it was a great learning experience in both topics. I decided to make a chariot and do my presentation on chariot racing. I didn't realize how hard it would've been to design a chariot from scratch in Tinkercad-so I decided to use somebody else's model and make some adjustments to make sure the chariot was my own work. For instance, the hitch is a on a diagonal slant; showing where they attach the chariot to the horse. Another thing I chnaged was the wheel size. One the original design, the wheels were too small for the size of the chariot's body-so I enlarged them. Lastly, I added the cubby area in the back as a nice design and storage feature if you were actually going to use my chariot. And yes, the design den ran out of brown materials; explaining why my chariot was red. :-)

Roman Influence on Modern Architecture

The Roman Empire's greatest period of architectural development was during the Pax Romana, a period of peace for Rome that lasted from 27 B.C. to 180 C.E. The influence that this period of architectural advancement has had on Western World can still be seen to this day. Some of the best examples of this can be found in the capital of the US, Washington D.C. One location is particular that has a very strong Roman influence is the Jefferson Memorial. It features a Roman dome, Ionic columns, and is built from marble. It is built in the neo-classical style, and being able to tell that the memorial is in D.C. and not Rome itself is very difficult.

Roman Cucina: A Modified Roman Adventure

My family and I went to Roman Cucina for dinner once, a restaurant we had neither been to or ever heard of. When entering, I noticed pictures lined across the wall of famous Romans such as Marcus Aurelius, Caesar, Octavian, etc. Continuing on, I began to notice mottoes and such and one stood out: "Roma Invicta". Translated as "Unconquered Rome", this phrase represents the Roman Empire until 476 A.D, when the Western Roman Empire fell, marking the end of Rome. However, while Rome may have fallen, it never truly died as it continued on through the minds of scholars, seeking knowledge of the distant past. Professors, archeologists, architects, visionaries, and people continue to glean from the Romans to enhance their own works for the sake of learning about the peoples of the past. I may be seeing too much, but Roma Invite is correct even now, and Rome will be for a long time.

http://www.civicheraldry.co.uk/contents.html#list

- Arjun Kantamsetty

Christmas Jackson Harris

During the holiday season it is important to spread cheer around your house, your school, and your community. While scrolling on Instagram I saw a post that had said Merry Christmas is ever language. I was surprised to see that Latin was not on the post, I don't know why I was surprised because it is a dead language after all. I made me curious to see what Merry Christmas is in Latin. The translation according to google translate is: Felicem Natalem Christi. I don't know if this is right or not but it is important is spread holiday cheer in your Latin Class too. Happy Holidays!

Lorem Ipsum - December Latin Moment

     Lorem Ipsum is the strangest instance of Latin I have ever heard of. In a basic sense, Lorem Ipsum is dummy text that looks coherent enough to resemble a working sentence or paragraph, but is in fact very different. Here's the most used example:

"Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit, sed do eiusmod tempor incididunt ut labore et dolore magna aliqua. Ut enim ad minim veniam, quis nostrud exercitation ullamco laboris nisi ut aliquip ex ea commodo consequat. Duis aute irure dolor in reprehenderit in voluptate velit esse cillum dolore eu fugiat nulla pariatur. Excepteur sint occaecat cupidatat non proident, sunt in culpa qui officia deserunt mollit anim id est laborum."

     Now, I know this looks complicated, and it is. This is the first example of Lorem Ipsum used by typists, print makers, and web designers since the 1500's. The discovery of Lorem Ipsum is credited to a Latin scholar from Hampden-Sydney College, Richard McClintock. When reading a certain passage of this strange text holder, he was surprised and interested to see a word rarely used in Latin, consectetur. McClintock was able to make an bizarre, but clear connection between the mystery text and sections 1.10.32–33 of Cicero's De Finibus Bonorum et Malorum  (“On the Extremes of Good and Evil”). 

     So Lorem Ipsum is a legitimate thing with traceable routes, but why in the world would anyone need something so messy and strange? Well, from it's roots in the printing of the 1500's, designers of these documents have focused not only on the content of their works, but also on the presentation of this information. In presentation, website, and article design, the designers use Lorem Ipsum before putting their real content text in so that they can make their presentation, website, or article appealing to the eye.

     Now, oblivious to the world wide impact of Lorem Ipsum, I first heard about it during my Python coding class. Currently, we are working on programs that take text files as input, and can return specific information about the files such as their total word count, the amount characters they have, and the average word length. The actual file Mr. Montana (the teacher) gives us to use in our programs is two paragraphs of Lorem Ipsum. Because the words looked similar to Latin, I was interested and was told it was Lorem Ipsum.

     Lorem Ipsum is an unseen instance of ancient Latin at work in the media today. There is an irony that web journalism uses a dummy text derived from one of the greatest writers and orators, Cicero. Lorem Ipsum also works, and because Latin is structured similarly to English, it is an accurate way to prepare for where you text will go before you have it. Overall, this was  the strangest but neatest Latin moment I have had this year.

Sources:

lipsum.com (I believe this the official online way to generate lipsum)

loremipsum.io (Incredible source)

- Will Baschab

Fortune Telling by Frances Collins

An example of Roman culture I have encountered is fortune telling. I encountered this at homecoming last year where there was a woman reading tarot cards. I also experienced this at camp this year with my friend Emma who knows how to read palms and gave us all our fortunes. This is Roman culture because the Romans used methods to determine their fortunes. One of these methods was reading livers. The Romans sacrificed animals and used the livers to see if their prayers to the Gods would be answered. Another example of the Romans trying to determine their fortune is Augary where they look to the sky and certain birds, trees or wind patterns answer questions they may have.

Et Cetera

In the current book I am reading, (Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine) Eleanor, the main character and narrator is obsessed with classics. Throughout the book, there have been a couple instances of Latin and Roman culture. The main phrase that stood out to me was when she jokes "'Nails etcetera - to what extras did the Latin term refer?"  I remembered that the true latin phrase, "Et cetera" translates as "and other similar things" or in simpler terms, extras. I found the whole instance funny because the main character, Eleanor, is completely out of the loop from normal things. She had an abusive childhood, so she never got to experience things like going to get your nails, but she did go to school and loved it. Eleanor is trying new things throughout the book, but even still she remains true to who she is, a bit of a nerd. So, instead of seeing a nails salon, she sees latin.  I think this instance is an appropriate use of Latin.

An overview of the Goddess Artemis, a myth, and her hate for Zeus~

Artemis the Goddess of chastity, the moon, the hunt, children, childbirth, etc. is, from my research, one of the most protective of women out of all the Gods. From birth, Artemis has always been depicted as this motherly and feminine figure who protects all women and children she comes into contact under her wing. While scouring the internet, I read that not only did Artemis help with the birth of her own twin brother (two days after her own birth) but she also has a very strong sense of justice, so from the beginning of her life, Artemis has been tied to not only childbirth but the topic of children/family. Then with this in mind, it is fairly easy to understand why she is also depicted with chastity and virginity after I tell this quick myth.
Once upon a time, there was a woman named Kallisto. This women had sworn virginity under the Goddess Artemis and was never without the company of the Goddess, so she basically was always following her around, eating meals with her, etc. Until one day, Kallisto broke her oath of chastity when she was seduced by Zeus and became pregnant. Knowing this was wrong and feeling ashamed, Kallisto kept this a secret because she was scared of how Artemis would react. Then one day in the baths, Artemis found out and in rage, turned Kallisto into a bear.

Another couple interesting things about Artemis is that she is also associated with:

• heron
• cypress trees
• Stag/doe
• a doe drawn chariot

Finally, Artemis' family is pretty small and only consists of Leto (her mother), Apollo (her twin brother), and Zeus (her father). This is pretty interesting because Artemis is not in favor of Zeus but kind of sucks up to him anyway because he is the king of the Gods and also her father, but the situation is made even more interesting because Artemis had tried to kill/hurt Zeus in a good number of times in a variety of translated myths. It is in my opinion that one day we are going to find a huge temple somewhere dedicated to the Goddess and the only pictures on the walls are drawings of Artemis taking revenge on Zeus (that's how much she hates him).





Citations:
 http://www.theoi.com/Heroine/Kallisto.html
 http://www.theoi.com/Olympios/ArtemisWrath.html#Aktaion
https://www.greekmythology.com/Olympians/Artemis/artemis.html
   https://www.google.com/search?q=artemis+artwork&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjTw8a1y4nfAhUESa0KHR4OBRgQ_AUIDigB&biw=1440&bih=790#imgrc=fl_h_y7hXCPsYM:
 

The Odyssey

All the freshman are reading Homer's Odyssey in English class right now, and that book includes A TON of Greek and Roman history, but mostly Greek. The names in the book are based on the Greek spelling. For example, instead of Minerva, it says Athena, and instead of Ulysses, it says Odysseus. One of the main myths that recur is Orestes and Agamemnon. Long story short, Orestes killed his mom (Clytemnestra) and his mom's lover (Aegisthus) because they killed his dad (Agamenon). This myth can also be found depicted on many ancient vases. The actual story of Odysseus was written in 8th century BC by Homer, a Greek author. However the story was passed down through speech many ages before that. This is considered one of the oldest piece of literature. There was no printing press at the time, so it was all written and copied by hand. Due to this, there were mistakes, but the correct complete manuscript of the Odyssey was developed around 10th or 11th century CE. The Odyssey has lasted so long because it is a masterful book that can take one back to Ancient Greece.


https://study.com/academy/lesson/when-was-the-odyssey-written-homers-ancient-greece.html
And my English class

Post by Charlotte Eades

Latin in Harry Potter

The Harry Potter series of books is one I have read through once or twice, and only recently have I discovered the Latin hidden throughout the book. The Latin can best by looking to the many spells in the book, most influenced by Latin. A good example would be the spell Crucio, a spell used to torture an opponent. The word comes from Latin, meaning literally, "I torture." Crucio isn't the only spell though, as a more complex example would be priori incantatem, a spell used to reverse the effects of other spells. The words come from Latin a priori, from the earlier, and incatare, sing or recite in reference to a spell. For someone fluent in Latin, Harry Potter becomes a much more interesting book.

The roman empire but with light sabers

Alec Rusten
10/28/18

In the extremely popular sci-fi series, star wars, the entire timelines  of all six movies follow and are inspired by the events that occurred in ancient Rome. I'm going to focus on the senate in starwars seen in the sixth movie released, Starwars Episode III, Revenge of the Sith. In the first hour of this movie there is a scene where there are multiple different senators, all from different planets or races that are debating who the next chancellor should be, all the senators were at a power struggle and wanted to be the next chancellor, and the current chancellor had corrupt plans for the future. In Ancient Rome there weren't exactly representatives from different races or planets, but there was a power struggle and the republic was slowly falling apart at the seams. This is when Augustus Caesar deemed himself emperor and turned Rome into an empire, thus fixing many problems that a republic couldn't handle. In starwars the Chancellor did the same thing, being a little more sinister and corrupt while executing this order, but swiftly turned the Republic trade federation into a galactic empire.

Coins in Rome and America

Roman culture is still prevalent in today's society, as can be seen in American coins. In Roman culture, they portrayed people of political importance on their coins. People such as Marcus Aurelius, an emperor of Rome, were portrayed on Roman currency. Having people of political importance on the Roman currency was a reminder to the Roman people of who was in control and those who made their society what it is. In modern society, people such as Abraham Lincoln and Thomas Jefferson are shown on American Currency. As much of the economic and political American system is based on the Romans, it is no surprise that our currency is based on the same as the Romans. Considering the greatness of the Roman Empire, it is not surprising that America takes aspects of Roman government, like the coin, and applies them to current society.     

Sophie Kate Guillory

Malum malus

In the chilling adventures of Sabrina on Netflix, they bring up a spell called malum malus, which in English translates to evil apple. I couldn't find anything about this phrase in ancient Rome, but it does relate back to the biblical story of Adam and Eve. In the show, the also mention the apple being the fruit of knowledge which is also a part of the story in the Adam and Eve story. This is latin that pops up in pop culture.
Sydney Holland

Pouring one out

Keller Welton
The Romans had many traditions that influenced our culture today, concrete, republics, how be the greatest that ever was, and the list goes on. When people died in Rome, less of their traditions still stand, however, in Ancient Culture, when a friend/important associate of yours died, along with many other traditions, Romans would tend to pour an alcoholic beverage out on the ground to remember their dead. They would pour a large quantity(about 40 oz) of wine, and in some cases this would be represented on the deceased's tomb in some way. In Modern Culture, Rome lives on by pouring one out for your home slice. We, however, generally pour a small can of some alcohol related beverage to remember our dead in a similar manor. All in all, the tradition hasn't changed much since the Romans adapted it from the Greeks, and Rome's influence still carries over to this day.
 Source:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Libation

Roman Concrete

During the late empire, the Romans developed a concrete like material, and they used it to build things. For example, the roof of the Pantheon is made of Roman concrete. It was usually used to make bricks. The concrete we use today is a further developed version of that original Roman concrete. Concrete is everywhere in modern society. It is the foundations of our buildings, our sidewalks, and even the exterior walls of Parish are made of concrete. We use a similar substance, asphalt, to pave our roads. We still use concrete to make bricks like the Romans did. The Romans just used gravel. A way that modern society has improved on Roman concrete is with reinforced concrete. This is concrete with metal bars inside. The metal bars act as a sort of skeleton to make the concrete strong under tension as well as compression. Most concrete structures are made of reinforced concrete.

October: Roman Culture Being Found In Modern Culture

I often drive by a road called "Quorum Drive". It is right off of Belt Line, so it is very close to the school and my house. Quorum is a Latin word and its direct translation is "of which". I see this as a strange street name because when one says they are moving on or near Quorum Drive, in English, they are saying that they are moving on or near "of which drive". This part of Roman Culture in the greater Dallas area caught my eye because of its proximity to me and its rather odd meaning.

- Will Schnepf

Blog post October

Latin is all over Harry Potter with spells. But Latin is also found in the names of the characters. One example of this is Albus Dumbledore. in Latin his name means white beard.

Gladiator

One example of Roman culture in modern times is the movie Gladiator. In the movie, different aspects of Roman life and politics were combined into a dramatic story about Maximus, a general turned gladiator. Similar to Roman times, Maximus gained fame as a gladiator, and went up in ranks. This was very common for popular and winning gladiators to do well in society overall. The dramatic story of the murder of his family, while not entirely accurate to Roman times, is a story that is spread among many modern movies and stories set in Roman times. Despite the overall inaccuracy, the idea of gladiator popularity reigns true. IMDb also gave it an 8.5 out of 10, and I think it's entertaining as well.



http://www.gstatic.com/tv/thumb/v22vodart/24674/p24674_v_v8_ag.jpg


Rachel Neil

Roman Culture in Harry Potter

Roman Culture in Harry Potter

When reading the Harry Potter books, I found lots of words that I knew were derived from or were Latin. The motto of their school, Draco Dormiens Nunquam Titillandus, is translated into English as "Never tickle a sleeping dragon." Latin was just adopted into the wizard culture altogether in Harry Potter because even though people didn't speak it, that is what almost all of their spells were in, and in the movies sometimes their surroundings had words in Latin. In the context of this motto, the headmaster Albus Dumbledore would say something exactly like that. He is a person who says random things, but it also acknowledges the fact that in the world of Harry Potter, they live with dragons. It is funny to me because lots of people that read harry potter don't know Latin, and they never translate the motto for you in the book, so you have to either know Latin or look it up. You would usually expect a school's motto to be educational, so it was funny that the writer disguised it with Latin. 

Abby Jackson

Picture: https://pm1.narvii.com/6097/88c751f12cf8ed48ce47a5a11162c7bd702f0927_hq.jpg 

October Blog Post

Latin has often been used in popular culture in conjunction with the occult. Many movies and TV shows use Latin when showing the summoning of a demon, possession, or some other dark act. Many times cults are shown chanting in Latin. One article by The Onion jokes about Latin students being able to summon demons easier. Latin might be used in this way because it is a dead language. Since most don't speak it, it adds to the mystery when it is used.

Luke Hanft

October

Latin and Roman culture can be found throughout the modern world. Its influence is so pervasive at times it can be difficult to distinguish which practices we developed and which we took from the Romans. An example of this is the prevalence of Latin in our modern legal system. The phrases are used so often without thought that some people don't realize they are Latin words. This adopted Latin terms include: ad hoc (for this), alter ego (other I),  caveat (may he beware), de facto (in fact), and mala fide (bad faith). All of these short phrase are commonly used in modern American courtrooms and all originated from Rome. This is not very surprising especially when considering how much of modern Western culture is owed to the Romans. The Roman laws were a base that much of the Western world jumped off from when beginning to create their own systems.

Joey

http://latin.topword.net/?Legal

October- Charlotte's Coffee Maker

Charlotte's coffee machine is made by a brand called Flavia. The background behind this is that one of the characters from Ecce Romani is named Flavia. As far as I can tell there is no meaning behind the name that has to do with Flavia from Ecce Romani. I could be wrong though. It's pretty funny though because I noticed it before her, even though it's her coffee maker.
Alyssa Norman

Latin in the Modern World

Jefferson Ratliff

Mythology has lasted through our current society in both our culture science and media.  Books and movies depict “ancient mediterranean Religions” as the core theme of their franchise.. Planets like Neptune and Jupiter were named after Roman Gods. Titans are used as sport mascots, book and tv titles and much more.     

Everyday Latin October - Modern Culture

One of the games I played when I was younger was called Kid Icarus for the 3ds. This game had a goddess named Paulutena who is loosely based off of Athena. She wears ancient roman armor and is referred to as "The Goddess of Light" in the game. The game isn't based off a myth, and is an original story based off of certain aspects of greek and roman mythology. The inclusion of Roman culture makes perfect sense in a game that's goal is to sound like a myth when described to someone else. In a game that's mostly about your character defeating evil gods from greek and roman culture, it's cool to see someone on your side that's based off of a goddess from mythology.

-Cole Hudson

October

When I was watching the tv show lost there was a scene where the main characters are captured and one says to the other, "Quare non sunt vestitus eir" and the other says back "tace!" The translation to this is "why are they not, clothes them" "silent!" This just shows that even though Latin is a dead language and it is not spoken anymore that it is still incorporated into shows and modern life. It was also different to see this form since it is the spoken form instead of it just being the written form that we see most of the time. This all shows that Latin had an effect on the modern era and the shows and movies that were produced.

Natasha Silverlieb

Latin in Harry Potter

One Example of Latin in modern culture is in the Harry Potter novels by J.K Rowling. Latin is a fundamental part of the Harry Potter series due to the mythological creatures that come from it. For instance, centaurs are characters in the Harry Potter world. One example of a spell in the Harry Potter books is the spell, "accio" which in Latin means I summon. Harry uses this spell in the Triwizard tournament to summon a charm. I believe it is more meaningful to for authors such as J.K Rowling to use Latin to form new words and spells because it adds more depth to what they write. It also shows the intelligence and or level of education of the author writing. I think latin in modern culture provides an important connection to an ancient world that we would otherwise not have.

- Flaccus

Hercules Blog Post October

Disney's rendition of Hercules in the animated movie, while not historically accurate, was sacrificed for the purpose of maintaining a kid-friendly approach to their content. In history, Hercules was a man who killed his family and in order to atone for his sin, he completed 12 labors that were mostly compromised of conquering different types of animals such as Nemean Lion and the Cretan bull. The Disney version of this story retained a very basic level of the story without much of the sadness, melancholy fate, and more and by excising unfriendly content, loses the historical accuracy as a true account of Hercules's story. It is meant to be a humorous, inspirational story for all, different types of humor of course but completely unlike the actual story.

Arjun Kantamsetty

Roman/Greek Culture in Mordern Culture

Roman culture has been present in modern culture ever since its fall in the 400's.  Its been in architecture and law but it finally made its way into memes. The first meme is a very popular format where you'd have the guy sitting and then put something on the sign and then under that it says to change my mind.  The latin on the sign translates to Romulus did nothing wrong, and then under that, it says to change my mind.  When it says Romulus did nothing wrong, it's referring to when Romulus killed Remus and named Rome after himself.  In the second one, we have a reference to Greek mythology.  In this format, people will change the name and occupation of the beetle to whatever they want.  In this one, they change it to ask if Achilles was the best fighter in literature.  John replies with he isn't even the best fighter in the Illiad.  This is referring to the book Illiad about the Trojan War and how Achilles wasn't the best warrior in that book which he was predominantly featured in.

Connor Baldwin
 

Roman Numerals Jackson Harris

Jackson Harris 

Latin is has left an important imprint on everyday life even many years after the fall of the Roman Empire. One example is Roman Numerals. Roman Numerals can be seen on clocks and other everyday object us modern day people use. Another place you see Roman Numerals is in maybe the biggest sporting events of each year, the Super Bowl. The Super Bowl is probably one of the most viewed TV programs not just in the US but around the world. Roman Numerals are used to keep track of what Super Bowl. It is cool that they do this it add some old school and make you think to figure out what super bowl it is. This year it is Super Bowl is 53 which is LIII. My Prediction for this year is the Houston Texans vs. LA  Rams. With the Rams winning XLV to XX!

Jackson Harris 

Remus Lupin-October Post

      In Harry Potter, Professor Remus Lupin's name comes from the Latin word lupus, meaning wolf. In the series, Professor Lupin is a Defense Against the Dark Arts teacher, who "moonlights" as a werewolf.  Several spells, names, and other aspects of Harry Potter come from an alternated form of Latin. There is a story in Roman mythology about Romulus and Remus. After their mother broke the vow she took when she became a Vestal Virgin, the twins were to be left to the elements to die, but the gods calmed the river and led their basket to a fig tree, where a wolf cared for them until they were found by a shepherd and his wife. The name Remus fits with this Harry Potter character because Professor Lupin was a protector at Hogwarts for Harry, not just a werewolf. 

-Maddy Collins

Newspaper (Modern Culture)

Modern Culture:

The newspaper was actually created by Julius Caesar in 59 BC. It wasn't originally called newspaper it was called Romana Acta Diruna and it shared the news and upcoming events. It was carved in stone and was displayed in the most public places so everyone can see it. An example of a place would be the Forum of Rome. The Romana Acta Dicta changed the world forever. It is very interesting that the newspaper came from the Roman time and we still use it today. Of course, it is not on the stone because that would be hard but it is a good way for us to get information about events that are happening all of the city that we didn't know about.

SOURCE:

https://www.illumine.co.uk/2017/01/what-have-the-romans-ever-done-for-us/

-Aneesa Patel

Latin Blog 2 Modern Culture

I was watching the movie Fantastic beasts and where to find them. One scene in the movie was when the main protagonist Newt was chasing after an animal he lost. When the animal snuck into a shop, he shouted "Finestra" and the shop window shattered into pieces. I looked this word up on Latin Is Simple and it means window. .In the wiki it said it was a combination of fini and finestra, but that is incorrect because finnio means to finish not finni. This literally means in Latin to finish window, withch would make sense because that is exactly what Newt did. In the bottom of this post I have linked the website for the spell finestra, and website fro the Latin word as well.

This is a gif from the wiki page as well

These where the sources I used fro this blog
http://harrypotter.wikia.com/wiki/Finestra
https://www.latin-is-simple.com/en/vocabulary/search/?q=window&ref=homeform