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i am writing and english paper, and i need to know how to say a phrase. the phrase is "library of the gods." thank you in advance

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scrinium deorum...?

I think, scrinium is bookcase, that is the closest thing I know of to library.

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the translation i tried to figure out was Bibliotheca de Caelestis, and bibliotheca literally means collection of books, and Caelstis means a dweller of the heavens, but i dont know how to make god a plural.

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deorum

literally means "of the gods"

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Deum is an irregular genitive plural if that helps at all...

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Is that correct?

Deum? Can you use deorum?

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thank you much clark and episcopus.

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Suppose...no one would chide you...

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Post by Evito »

Both you could use, but using deorum would be best I think.

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