crowbar in the box

CIL VI, 35887 = CLE 1532 = EDR120786:

Cara mieis vixi, virgo vitam reddidi. / Mortua heic ego sum et sum cinis, is cinis terrast. / Sein est terra dea, ego sum dea, mortua non sum. / Rogo te, hospes, noli ossa mea violare. / Mus vixit annos XIII.

Dear to mine I lived, life I left as a maiden. / Here I am dead and I am dust, and dust is earth. / And if Earth is a goddess, I am a goddess, I am not dead. / I ask you, stranger, do not wish to desecrate my bones. / Mus lived thirteen years.

a touching mixed-metre epitaph for a young girl: nearly identical verses appear in the epitaph of young Utilis (CIL VI, 29609 = CLE 974 = EDR144568), and both share a common theme with an epigram attributed to Pseudo-Epicharmus (D.L. Page, p. 154).

εἰμὶ νεκρός, νεκρὸς δὲ κόπρος, γῆ δ' ἡ κόπρος ἐστίν· / εἰ δ' ἡ γῆ θεός ἔστ', οὐ νεκρὸς ἀλλὰ θεός.

#928.5 - Smoliv are cowardly Pokémon that prefer dry, sunny climates. They spend much of their time sunbathing, converting the nutrients they gather through photosynthesis into oil that they store in the fruit on their head; as a result of this process, they can go for a week without eating or drinking. The oil itself has a very strong bitter taste and is not suitable for consumption. Instead, Smoliv will shoot this oil out when startled or attacked, slowing their opponents down so that they can escape. As these Pokémon age and mature into Groliv and later Dolliv, their oil will begin to acquire a fresh and pleasing taste.

#929.5 - Dolliv are calm and friendly Pokémon that have coexisted with humans since ancient times, living among settlements and sharing their tasteful, fresh-scented oil. They enjoy basking in the sunlight until the fruit on their head ripens, turning dark, at which point Dolliv will leave the settlements and go off on their own journeys. A maturing Dolliv, known as Señoliva, will begin to grow more fruit along their lengthening arms; their compassionate disposition leads them to share the delicious, nutrient-rich oil they produce with weakened Pokémon. However, to keep enemies at bay, fully evolved Señoliva, known as Arboliva, are capable of launching this oil with enough force to smash a boulder.

Named: Smoliv - Groliv  - Dolliv - Señoliva - Arboliva

(Groliv [graa·lihv] combines "grow / grove" with the "-liv" suffix, from "olive"; Señoliva [sehn·yaw·lihv·uh] combines "señora", Spanish for lady, and "olive.")

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