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Picus

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[pahy-kuhs] / ˈpaɪ kəs /

noun

  1. an ancient Italian god of agriculture.


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City Councilwoman Joy Picus, says she had little interest in antiques until she met Bauer.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 20, 2025

Former L.A. councilmember Joy Picus was a key early supporter of Molina’s first campaign back in 1982, for an Eastside Assembly seat.

From Los Angeles Times • May 15, 2023

“Well, when I did that, I realized that most of the people I had to talk to only spoke Spanish,” Picus said.

From Los Angeles Times • May 15, 2023

Unable to stop the man, Wilcox said he ran to the Joy Picus Child Development Center, a childcare center housed in a city facility named after the former San Fernando Valley councilwoman.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 11, 2022

The series amounts only to four, Latinus, Faunus, Picus, Saturn.

From A New System; or, an Analysis of Antient Mythology. Volume II. (of VI.) by Bryant, Jacob

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