Lupercus
[ loo-pur-kuhs ]
noun
an ancient Roman fertility god, often identified with Faunus or Pan.
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The Grotto of Lupercus is the oldest sanctuary of kingly Rome.
Rome | Mildred Anna Rosalie TukerFaunus is frequently called Inuus or the fertilizer, and Lupercus or the one who wards off wolves.
Myths and Legends of Ancient Greece and Rome | E.M. BerensLupercus was, primarily, the god of shepherds, said to have been so called because he protected the flocks from wolves.
The New Hudson Shakespeare: Julius Caesar | William ShakespeareAs such he is akin to or identical with Inuus (“fructifier”) and Lupercus (see Lupercalia).
The Lupercal was the sanctuary of Lupercus ('wolf-repeller'), an old Roman shepherd god.
The Aeneid of Virgil | Virgil
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