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1. simple.wikipedia.org › wiki › Per_aspera_ad_astraPer aspera ad astra - Simple English Wikipedia, the free ...

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   "Per aspera ad astra", from Finland in the Nineteenth Century, 1894. Per aspera ad astra (or the alternative Ad astra per aspera) is a Latin phrase that means "through suffering to the stars". The phrase is one of the many Latin phrases that use the expression ad astra, meaning "to the stars".

2. latin.stackexchange.com › questions › 5661Is my interpretation of "Ad Astra per Aspera" correct?

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   A user asks for the meaning of the Latin phrase \"Ad Astra per Aspera\" and gets three answers with different perspectives. The phrase can mean achieving great things through hardship, or a reference to the past, or a moral claim.

   • As with any ambiguous phrase, there is a lot of room for interpretation. For the phrase ad astra per aspera , the meaning that should first come t...
   • In life one strives for things, but accomplishment means going through "difficulties", stops, barriers, counter intention, and even people and gove...

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4. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › ad astra perAd astra per aspera Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

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   2 days ago · Learn the meaning and origin of the Latin phrase ad astra per aspera, which means \"to the stars through hardships\". It is the motto of Kansas and a popular expression of perseverance and ambition.

5. www.50states.com › state_mottos › kansasKansas State Motto: To the Stars Through Difficulty – 50states

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   The official state motto of Kansas is the Latin phrase; Ad Astra Per Aspera which means “To the Stars Through Difficulty.” The Office of the Governor of Kansas says that “this motto refers not only to the pioneering spirit of the early settlers but also the difficult times Kansas went through before becoming a state.

6. www.kshs.org › kansas-state-capitol-ad-astra › 11742Kansas State Capitol - Ad Astra - Kansapedia - Kansas ...

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   Ad Astra is a bronze sculpture of a Kansa warrior that crowns the dome of the Kansas State Capitol. It was installed in 2002 after a long controversy over the state motto, Ad astra per aspera, and the choice of a pagan goddess.

7. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Ad_astraAd astra - Wikipedia

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   Ad astra is a Latin phrase meaning "to the stars". The phrase has origins with Virgil, who wrote in his Aeneid: " sic itur ad astra " ('thus one journeys to the stars') [1] and " opta ardua pennis astra sequi " ('desire to pursue the high [/hard to reach] stars on wings'). [2]

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   What does ad astra per aspera mean?

   • As with any ambiguous phrase, there is a lot of room for interpretation. For the phrase ad astra per aspera, the meaning that should first come to mind is the very literal one: the accomplishment of great things through the endurance of hardship. Your interpretation breaks down into three claims from what I can tell.

   Is my interpretation of "Ad Astra per Aspera" correct?

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   What does Ad Astra stand for?

   • Late in 1988 a design competition was held from which three finalists were selected. Ultimately, Richard Bergen's bronze sculpture of a Kansa warrior succeeded in claiming the honor. The title of the statue, Ad Astra, is taken from the state motto, Ad astra per aspera, which translates "to the stars through difficulties."

   Kansas State Capitol - Ad Astra - Kansas Historical Society

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   Is pp per Aspera Ad Astra topicalized?

   • Conversely, given the order Per aspera ad astra, the PP per aspera could also be assumed to be topicalized (this reading would be marginal, in my view. As noted above, Per aspera ad astra is better interpreted as involving a complex path with no PP topicalized), whereby per aspera would be Topic/Theme and ad astra would be Comment/Rheme.

   motto - "Per aspera ad astra" or "Ad astra per aspera"? - Latin

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   How heavy is Ad Astra?

   • It is quite sturdy and designed to sway no more than one inch in an 80 m.p.h. wind. Ad Astra is 22 feet 2 inches tall and weighs 4,420 pounds. Before installation, the statue was carried by flatbed truck on a 3,000 mile journey to 35 cities across the state.

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9. www.latin-is-simple.com › en › vocabularyad astra per aspera - Latin is Simple Online Dictionary

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   Word-for-word analysis: Ad. ad Preposition = (1.) to, toward, near, at, in, by, about (with nu…. astra. astrum Noun = star, heavenly body. per. per Phrase = By, through, by means of. per Preposition = through, by, along. aspera.