Ad astra (phrase)
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Ad astra is a Latin phrase meaning "to the stars". The phrase has origins with Virgil
, who wrote sic itur ad astra ("thus you shall go to the stars", from Aeneid
book IX, line 641, spoken by Apollo
to Aeneas' young son Iulus) and opta ardua pennis astra sequi, ("desire to pursue the high (or hard to reach) stars on wings" book XII, lines 892–893, spoken by Aeneas
to his foe Turnus in their combat). Another origin is Seneca the Younger
, who wrote non est ad astra mollis e terris via ("there is no easy way from the earth to the stars", Hercules Furens, line 437, spoken by Megara
, Hercules' wife).
Virgil
Publius Vergilius Maro, usually called Virgil or Vergil in English , was an ancient Roman poet of the Augustan period. He is known for three major works of Latin literature, the Eclogues , the Georgics, and the epic Aeneid...
, who wrote sic itur ad astra ("thus you shall go to the stars", from Aeneid
Aeneid
The Aeneid is a Latin epic poem, written by Virgil between 29 and 19 BC, that tells the legendary story of Aeneas, a Trojan who travelled to Italy, where he became the ancestor of the Romans. It is composed of roughly 10,000 lines in dactylic hexameter...
book IX, line 641, spoken by Apollo
Apollo
Apollo is one of the most important and complex of the Olympian deities in Greek and Roman mythology...
to Aeneas' young son Iulus) and opta ardua pennis astra sequi, ("desire to pursue the high (or hard to reach) stars on wings" book XII, lines 892–893, spoken by Aeneas
Aeneas
Aeneas , in Greco-Roman mythology, was a Trojan hero, the son of the prince Anchises and the goddess Aphrodite. His father was the second cousin of King Priam of Troy, making Aeneas Priam's second cousin, once removed. The journey of Aeneas from Troy , which led to the founding a hamlet south of...
to his foe Turnus in their combat). Another origin is Seneca the Younger
Seneca the Younger
Lucius Annaeus Seneca was a Roman Stoic philosopher, statesman, dramatist, and in one work humorist, of the Silver Age of Latin literature. He was tutor and later advisor to emperor Nero...
, who wrote non est ad astra mollis e terris via ("there is no easy way from the earth to the stars", Hercules Furens, line 437, spoken by Megara
Megara
Megara is an ancient city in Attica, Greece. It lies in the northern section of the Isthmus of Corinth opposite the island of Salamis, which belonged to Megara in archaic times, before being taken by Athens. Megara was one of the four districts of Attica, embodied in the four mythic sons of King...
, Hercules' wife).
Mottos
It is used as, or as part of, the motto of many organizations. It has also been adopted as a proper name for various unrelated things (publications, bands, games, etc.). It also sees general use as a popular Latin tag.- sic itur ad astra (a path to the stars)
- St. Andrew's Scots School, Buenos Aires, Argentina
- sic itur ad astra (reach for the stars)
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- ad astra
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- Ad astra per alas fideles — "to the stars on the wings of the faithful ones"
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- ad astra per aspera — "to the stars through difficulties"
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- Sic itur ad astra — "thus one goes to the stars"
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(daughter institution of St. Andrew's Scots School) - The Geelong CollegeThe Geelong CollegeThe Geelong College is an independent, co-educational, day and boarding school, located in Newtown, an inner-western suburb of Geelong, Victoria, Australia....
, AustraliaAustraliaAustralia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area... - The Philomathean Society of the University of Pennsylvania
- Canadian Forces Air CommandCanadian Forces Air CommandThe Royal Canadian Air Force , formerly Canadian Forces Air Command, is one of three environmental commands of the Canadian Forces...
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- Alice Smith School, Kuala LumpurKuala LumpurKuala Lumpur is the capital and the second largest city in Malaysia by population. The city proper, making up an area of , has a population of 1.4 million as of 2010. Greater Kuala Lumpur, also known as the Klang Valley, is an urban agglomeration of 7.2 million...
, Malaysia - Jean-Pierre BlanchardJean-Pierre BlanchardJean-Pierre Blanchard , aka Jean Pierre François Blanchard, was a French inventor, most remembered as a pioneer in aviation and ballooning....
the first human to cross the English channel, by air. - The Priory LSST Academy, LincolnLincoln, LincolnshireLincoln is a cathedral city and county town of Lincolnshire, England.The non-metropolitan district of Lincoln has a population of 85,595; the 2001 census gave the entire area of Lincoln a population of 120,779....
, UKUnited KingdomThe United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages... - The former Llandysul Grammar School, Llandysul, Cymru
- Sicituradastra.http://astrafamily.com/index.php An International BOINC team.
- The former St. Patrick's College, TuamTuamTuam is a town in County Galway, Ireland. The name is pronounced choo-um . It is situated west of the midlands of Ireland, and north of Galway city.-History:...
, Co. Galway, Ireland
- Detroit, Michigan
- Ad astra per alas porci — "to the stars on the wings of a pig"
- Motto on John SteinbeckJohn SteinbeckJohn Ernst Steinbeck, Jr. was an American writer. He is widely known for the Pulitzer Prize-winning novel The Grapes of Wrath and East of Eden and the novella Of Mice and Men...
's personal stamp, featuring a figure of the PigasusPigasus (literature)The Pigasus was used by John Steinbeck as a personal stamp with the Latin motto Ad astra per alia porci . The pigasus was supposed to symbolize Steinbeck as "earthbound but aspiring...... - Motto of the O'Fallon Township Marching PanthersO'Fallon Township High SchoolO'Fallon Township High School is a public secondary school in O'Fallon, Illinois. In 2009, OTHS was ranked 49th out of the top 100 high schools in Illinois by the Chicago Sun Times.-History:...
- Motto on John Steinbeck
- Per herbam ad astra — "from grass to the stars"
- Motto of Wisborough Green Lawnmower Races, United Kingdom
- Per audacia ad astra — "Through boldness to the stars"
- Bungie, IncBungieBungie, Inc is an American video game developer currently located in Bellevue, Washington, USA. The company was established in May 1991 by University of Chicago undergraduate student Alex Seropian, who later brought in programmer Jason Jones after publishing Jones' game Minotaur: The Labyrinths of...
- Bungie, Inc
Other Uses
- A related phrase, ex astris ("from the stars"), is used frequently in NASANASAThe National Aeronautics and Space Administration is the agency of the United States government that is responsible for the nation's civilian space program and for aeronautics and aerospace research...
publications and in science fictionScience fictionScience fiction is a genre of fiction dealing with imaginary but more or less plausible content such as future settings, futuristic science and technology, space travel, aliens, and paranormal abilities...
- see Ex astris, scientia. - There was a 1984 computer game called Ad Astra which was an outer space shoot-em-up with a 3-D perspective.
- The phrase was used in the finale of the film Armageddon.
- It is also a title of a William Faulkner short story - see Collected Stories of William Faulkner: New York: Vintage International.
External links
- History of the RAF motto (but note that this page misspells sic itur)
- Royal Canadian Air Force Website
- http://astrafamily.com/index.php Sicituradastra. Public forum.