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gnothi seauton

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Well, it’s been finished for a while now, but I’ve only just got round to putting a picture up. 

A snickers bar goes to the most entertaining suggestion for what it could mean (keep it clean!)… I need something to tell people who ask :)

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  1. November 30, 2008 at 10:15 pm | #1

    Rosi 3:16 says…

  2. David
    December 1, 2008 at 10:56 am | #2

    Its obviously the “war cry” (paeanes or battle hymn) of that secretive elite ancient greek army division the LVIS

    d.

  3. Rob
    December 1, 2008 at 1:16 pm | #3

    Gnothi [pron: Gno-THI with a rough g]: the smart (or: we, the smart)
    seauton [pron: se-af-TON]: (who are also) sexy/handsome/bronzed

    As in for example: Gnothi seauton oude ‘en katelaven – We who are smart, and sexy too, can never be defeated (Homer, Iliad), which I assume is the classical quotation you had in mind. Well chosen!

  4. Becky
    December 6, 2008 at 3:53 pm | #4

    “This side up”? :D

  5. Becky
    December 6, 2008 at 3:55 pm | #5

    “If found please return to…”

    I’ll stop now…. Just looks like your name in ancient Greek or something…

  6. Shane
    December 10, 2008 at 4:43 am | #6

    Is that your new sponsor? :-P J/k. Nice tat.

  7. Keith
    December 15, 2008 at 9:28 am | #7

    “Danger Do Not Touch”

  8. graham
    March 2, 2009 at 4:08 pm | #8

    I stumbled across this in a wikipedia entry after looking up latin proverbs for something completely unrelated and remembered reading this post. I now know what it means….not the most entertaining answer but definitely the most nerdy and factually correct (assuming wikipedia is right of course!) It is apparently from a carving in the temple of apollo at delphi and means “know thyself”.

    check me out :D

  9. susan
    August 4, 2009 at 5:43 pm | #9

    know thyself :)

  10. kellie
    November 18, 2009 at 9:10 pm | #10

    Know Thyself.

  11. Chris B
    February 15, 2010 at 1:30 pm | #11

    Spartaaa!

  12. Cameron
    April 19, 2010 at 7:09 am | #12

    I’ve been familiar with this greek phrase for years.

    I learned it from a spiritual teacher who belongs to a “mystery school.”

    “Know thyself — and thou shall know all the mysteries of the gods and of the universe.”

    Its something that is fitting to be on your body for life. Deep.

  13. Amina
    August 28, 2010 at 7:14 pm | #13

    Nosce te ipsum!

  14. Jure Kralj
    September 11, 2011 at 1:47 pm | #14

    Why do blockheads like you tattoo great sayings of the Sages?

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