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Annuit cœptis comes from the Aeneid, book IX, line 635, which reads, Iuppiter omnipotens, audacibus adnue coeptis. [11] It is a prayer by Ascanius, the son of the hero of the story, Aeneas, which translates to, " Jupiter Almighty, favour [my] bold undertakings", just before slaying an enemy warrior, Numanus.
The phrase Novus ordo seclorum ( English: / ˈnoʊvəsˈɔːrdoʊsɛˈklɔːrəm /, Latin: [ˈnɔwʊs ˈoːrdoː seːˈkloːrũː]; " New order of the ages ") is one of two Latin mottos on the reverse side of the Great Seal of the United States. The other motto is Annuit cœptis.
The Great Seal is the seal of the United States. The phrase is used both for the impression device itself, which is kept by the United States secretary of state, and more generally for the impression it produces. The obverse of the Great Seal depicts the national coat of arms of the United States [1] while the reverse features a truncated ...
The Eye of Providence or All-Seeing Eye is a symbol depicting an eye, often enclosed in a triangle and surrounded by a ray of light or a halo, intended to represent Providence, as the eye watches over the workers of mankind. [1] [2] [3] A well-known example of the Eye of Providence appears on the reverse of the Great Seal of the United States ...
E pluribus unum ( / iː ˈplɜːrɪbəs ˈuːnəm / ee PLUR-ib-əs OO-nəm, Classical Latin: [eː ˈpluːrɪbʊs ˈuːnʊ̃], Latin pronunciation: [e ˈpluribus ˈunum]) – Latin for " Out of many, one " [1] [2] (also translated as "One out of many" [3] or "One from many" [4]) – is a traditional motto of the United States, appearing on the Great Seal along with Annuit cœptis (Latin for "he ...
In this same episode Ascanius, before launching the fatal arrow in Numanus, prays to Jupiter, saying: Jupiter omnipotens, audacibus annue cœptis ("Omnipotent Jupiter, please favour my bold attempt"). The last part of the hexameter became the United States motto annuit coeptis .
The reverse of all of the medals has the motto taken from the Great Seal of the United States, " ANNUIT COEPTIS " ("He [God] has favored our undertakings") and the date " MDCCLXXXII " (1782), which is the date of America's first decoration, the Badge of Military Merit, now known as the Purple Heart.
The eagle holds a ribbon in its beak reading "E PLURIBUS UNUM", a Latin phrase meaning "Out of many [states], one [nation]", a de facto motto of the United States (and the only one until 1956). Both the phrases "E Pluribus Unum" and "Annuit coeptis" contain 13 letters.