Lupercus

American  

[loo-pur-kuhs] / luˈpɜr kəs /

noun

1. an ancient Roman fertility god, often identified with Faunus or Pan.

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Example Sentences

"We all took them for Rufinus and Lupercus," the head huntsman rejoined.

From Andivius Hedulio Adventures of a Roman Nobleman in the Days of the Empire by White, Edward Lucas

Munius Lupercus advances from Vetera with remnant of Legs.

From Tacitus: The Histories, Volumes I and II by Fyfe, W. Hamilton (William Hamilton)

The LUPERCALIA; a festival in honor of Lupercus, the god of fertility, was celebrated on the 15th of February.

From Ancient Rome : from the earliest times down to 476 A. D. by Pennell, Robert Franklin

The Latins sometimes called him Incubus or the “Nightmare,” and at Rome he was worshipped as Lupercus, or Lynceus.

From The Student's Mythology A Compendium of Greek, Roman, Egyptian, Assyrian, Persian, Hindoo, Chinese, Thibetian, Scandinavian, Celtic, Aztec, and Peruvian Mythologies by White, Catherine Ann

Roman festival Februs was held on the 15th day of this month, in honor of Lupercus, the god of fertility.

From The Handy Cyclopedia of Things Worth Knowing A Manual of Ready Reference by Triemens, Joseph