Nomen est Omen
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The origin of this saying is attributed to the Roman playwright Plautus.
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In his play “Persa” the slave Toxilus lures his owner, Dordalus, to buy an expensive slave-girl named Lucris (“profits”), saying, “Nōmen atque ōmen quantīvīs iam est pretī”
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(“The name and the omen are worth any price”).
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The origin of this saying is attributed to the Roman playwright Plautus.
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In his play “Persa” the slave Toxilus lures his owner, Dordalus, to buy an expensive slave-girl named Lucris (“profits”), saying, “Nōmen atque ōmen quantīvīs iam est pretī”
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(“The name and the omen are worth any price”).
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