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

Munius Lupercus advances from Vetera with remnant of Legs.

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

When there was a feast, all of these various kinds of families learned something of the worship of Mars, or Maia Dia, or Saturn, or Pales, or Lupercus.

From The Childhood of Rome by Lamprey, Louise

"Not in the least like Lupercus and Rufinus, certainly," another added.

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

The same writer also says that the Pope tried to abolish it in the fifth century, but he succeeded only in sending it down to us in the name of St. Valentine instead of Lupercus.

From Our Holidays Their Meaning and Spirit; retold from St. Nicholas by Various

Lupercus, an ancient Italian god, worshipped by shepherds as the protector of their flocks against wolves.

From The Nuttall Encyclopædia Being a Concise and Comprehensive Dictionary of General Knowledge by Nuttall, P. Austin