Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Spanish term or phrase:
giro de la luz febea
English translation:
the sun\'s diurnal cycle
Added to glossary by
Gabriel Baum
Nov 11, 2010 02:29
13 yrs ago
Spanish term
United States
giro de la luz febea
Spanish to English
Art/Literary
Poetry & Literature
Lope de Vega used the expression
What is "luz febea" and what is a "giro de la luz febea"? Something to do with the daily cycle of the sun?
Proposed translations
(English)
| 3 | the sun's diurnal cycle |
Carol Gullidge
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| 3 +2 | turning/cycle of Phoebus' light/sunlight (Poetic) |
Bryan Clark
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Proposed translations
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Carol Gullidge
United Kingdom
United Kingdom
Native in English
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United Kingdom
poetically precise prose with... panache
Native in: English 
Works in: French to English, Spanish to English, English
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the sun's diurnal cycle
or Phoebus' diurnal cycle ...[more poetic]
sunlight's diurnal cycle ...[more literal]
It's unlikely that Vega knew then that it's the earth that rotates rather than the sun ...
sunlight's diurnal cycle ...[more literal]
It's unlikely that Vega knew then that it's the earth that rotates rather than the sun ...
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Comment: "Thanks for the poetical / literal options!"
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Bryan Clark
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4 decades of traveling/life experience
Native in: English
Works in: Spanish to English, English
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turning/cycle of Phoebus' light/sunlight (Poetic)
febea [fay-bay'-o, ah] adjective
1. Relating to Phoebus, or the sun. (Poetry)
Phoebus Apollo (pronounced /ˈfiːbəs/) is the Latin form of Greek Phoibos (Φοίβος) "Shining-one",(also spelled Pheabus) a byname used in classical mythology for the god Apollo. It was also used for the god Helios, or the sun, generally.
http://books.google.com/books?id=i1JxS888qAwC&pg=PA128&lpg=P...
1. Relating to Phoebus, or the sun. (Poetry)
Phoebus Apollo (pronounced /ˈfiːbəs/) is the Latin form of Greek Phoibos (Φοίβος) "Shining-one",(also spelled Pheabus) a byname used in classical mythology for the god Apollo. It was also used for the god Helios, or the sun, generally.
http://books.google.com/books?id=i1JxS888qAwC&pg=PA128&lpg=P...
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amendozachisum
: agree
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| agree |
Jim Tucker (X)
: "Phoebus' whirling lamp"
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