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Ad astra. 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] Another origin is Seneca the Younger, who wrote in ...
IMHO and based on my subjects in Latin, the right translation is "Per aspera ad astra" (through hardships to the stars). The aspera (hardship is 'a priori' and the 'stars' is the result of hardship, hence, 'a posteriori'. Reaching the stars need hardship and sacrifices. Share. Improve this answer. answered Jan 22, 2021 at 7:48. Monsi A. Serrano.
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(Classical) IPA(key): /aˈdas.tra/, [äˈd̪äs̠t̪rä](modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /aˈdas.tra/, [äˈd̪äst̪rä]ad astra 1. (idiomatic) to the stars, to heaven (cf. reach for the stars) 1.1. per aspera ad astra 1.1.1. Through hardships to the stars. 1.1. 29 BCE – 19 BCE, Virgil, Aeneid 9.640: 1.1.1. macte novā virtūte, puer, sīc ītur ad astra 1.1.1.1. 2007 translation by Ahl, Frederick 1.1.1.1.1. Blessings on your new manhood, my boy. That’s the pathway to h...
“astrum”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon PressPer aspera ad astra. "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".
Oct 30, 2018 · 1 Answer. I would translate it: Per ausa ad astra. It's hard to capture the modern sense of the word because we often associate with it experiences which are exciting or remarkable. However, I think the word (from the the perfect passive participle of audeo) comes close because it means things risked or ventured, as well as carrying with it the ...
