Lupercus

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[loo-pur-kuhs] / luˈpɜr kəs /

noun

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

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Example Sentences

It records the name of a Roman knight, Sufenas, who had held the office of Lupercus and had been a fellow of the Neapolitan phratria of Antinous—fretriaco Neapoli Antinoiton et Eunostidon.

From Sketches and Studies in Italy and Greece, Third series by Symonds, John Addington

Lupercus was, primarily, the god of shepherds, said to have been so called because he protected the flocks from wolves.

From The New Hudson Shakespeare: Julius Cæsar by Black, Ebenezer Charlton

"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

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