Timeo Danaos et dona ferentes

Summary

Timeo Danaos et dona ferentes is a Latin phrase^[1]. It draws 129 Wikipedia views per month (latin_phrase category, ranking #115 of 326).^[2]

Key Facts

• Timeo Danaos et dona ferentes's instance of is recorded as Latin phrase^[3].
• Timeo Danaos et dona ferentes's instance of is recorded as idiom derived from Greco-Roman mythology^[4].
• Timeo Danaos et dona ferentes's part of is recorded as Greek mythology^[5].
• Timeo Danaos et dona ferentes's part of is recorded as Latin-language literature^[6].
• Timeo Danaos et dona ferentes's part of is recorded as Aeneid^[7].
• Timeo Danaos et dona ferentes's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/03wj3tm^[8].
• Timeo Danaos et dona ferentes's described by source is recorded as Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary^[9].
• Timeo Danaos et dona ferentes's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary^[10].
• Timeo Danaos et dona ferentes's Great Norwegian Encyclopedia ID is recorded as Timeo_Danaos_et_dona_ferentes^[11].
• Timeo Danaos et dona ferentes's Treccani Vocabulary ID is recorded as timeo-danaos-et-dona-ferentes^[12].
• Timeo Danaos et dona ferentes's Online PWN Encyclopedia ID is recorded as 3987381^[13].
• Timeo Danaos et dona ferentes's Lex ID is recorded as timeo_Danaos_et_dona_ferentes^[14].

Body

Geography

Part of include Greek mythology^[5], a mythology by ethnic group^[15]; Latin-language literature^[6], a sub-set of literature^[16]; and Aeneid^[7], a literary work^[17], founded in -0100^[18], written by Virgil^[19].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include Latin phrase^[3] and idiom derived from Greco-Roman mythology^[4].

Why It Matters

Timeo Danaos et dona ferentes draws 129 Wikipedia views per month (latin_phrase category, ranking #115 of 326).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 12 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[20] It is known by 10 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[21]