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    What is the meaning (translation) of: Sator arepo tenet opera rotas?

    Question #65359. Asked by benedikt. (May 04 06 11:10 PM)


    peasypod

    		This is an example of a word square.

    "Two possible translations of the phrase are 'The sower Arepo holds the wheels with effort' and 'The sower Arepo leads with his hand (work) the plough (wheels).'"

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sator_Arepo_Tenet_Opera_Rotas

    May 04 06, 11:35 PM
    Arepo

    		I believe I have solved the Sator Arepo mystery. See my paper/conjecture at:
    http://www.johntcullen.com/readingroom/satorarepotenetoperarotas/satorarepotenetoperarotas.html

    I believe it is an ironic aphorism meaning "God holds the plough, but you turn the furrows." It is a comment on two kinds of fate that govern our lives. cheers//John T. Cullen

    May 01 08, 12:02 AM

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