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what does quo vadis mean?

posted 17 years ago by MiNiBiRiN-1
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so yea...anyone? great movie though!

It means "where are you going lord?" peter had said this to Jesus when he met Him on the road out of Rome. Jesus told Peter that He was going into the ciry to be crucified a second time, and Peter took this to mean that he would die that way. I hope that answers your question

[–] bkazmer 17 years ago

Drop the Lord part and you have it! Simply "Where are you going"!

[–] dustinthewind25 17 years ago

Wonder how you pronounce it?

[–] phyllislovell 17 years ago

Quo is like the word quote, but without the t. Vadis is VAH DEES.

[–] dustinthewind25 17 years ago

Thx, Lay, appreciate that.

[–] songoftheamozons 17 years ago

I think it might actually be pronounced Wah DEES--the 'V' makes a 'W' sound in Classical Latin. The 'V' sound came into use in the Middle Ages, I believe.

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[–] al2522 17 years ago

"Quo Vadis Domine?" Is the quote you're referring to. The title is a take-off of that.

[–] vandreferreiramonteiro 17 years ago

Peter says it in the movie! "Quo Vadis Domine? Were are you going lord? Where you paying any atention?

[–] scruffy58 17 years ago

You can also hear it in the choral sections of the great score by Miklos Rozsa -
"Quo Vadis Domine? Wither Goest Thou Lord" during the main titles and the beautiful sequence at the end of the film when the staff of Peter blooms. In this scene, the chorus is in two parts - humanity asking for guidance and the Lord answering, in part, with "I am the way, the truth and the life".

"Thus, we began our longest journey together."
Adult Scout, 'To Kill A Mockingbird'

[–] Pure-Form 17 years ago

beautiful. thanks!

[–] edestci 8 years ago

Quo Vadis ? = Where did you going ?

- Where did you going ?
- To the Cinema..
- What film are you going to see ?
- Quo Vadis ?
- To the Cinema....
- What film are you going to see ?.....etc.