The explanation of bad translations of Latin Mottoes on Sundials: Apparently, it is customary to paraphrase such mottoes, not to translate them correctly: See: A book of sundial …
In a book by William Burroughs, "Cities of Red Night" I found the following quotation "Akhkharu, who suck the blood of men since they desire to become men". Akhkharu are apparentl…