(My photo of the SATOR square I found unlabeled in a local folk museum in the Monts du Lyonnais, July 2021) I posted this photo on Instagram and got some curious interest; it's a SATOR square, a strange Roman anagram block found all over Europe (the earliest in Pompei), associated with mystical and magical applications. The 5 rows of 5 letter words say, up and down, "SATOR, AREPO, TENET, OPERA, ROTAS." Which may translate prosaically as "The farmer Arepo uses a plough." "Arepo" is not a word found in Latin and is assumed to be a proper name. In any case, the letters are associated with exorcism spells, fooling the devil, putting out fires, and protection from fatigue while traveling. That's my favorite, of course. Evidently
TITAA #20: Hidden Connections and Rabbits
TITAA #20: Hidden Connections and Rabbits
(My photo of the SATOR square I found unlabeled in a local folk museum in the Monts du Lyonnais, July 2021) I posted this photo on Instagram and got some curious interest; it's a SATOR square, a strange Roman anagram block found all over Europe (the earliest in Pompei), associated with mystical and magical applications. The 5 rows of 5 letter words say, up and down, "SATOR, AREPO, TENET, OPERA, ROTAS." Which may translate prosaically as "The farmer Arepo uses a plough." "Arepo" is not a word found in Latin and is assumed to be a proper name. In any case, the letters are associated with exorcism spells, fooling the devil, putting out fires, and protection from fatigue while traveling. That's my favorite, of course. Evidently