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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

“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

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

Flores served three terms before losing to paint-store owner Rudy Svorinich Jr. amid an anti-incumbent election season that also pushed out Councilwoman Joy Picus, who represented the west San Fernando Valley.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 9, 2021

Faunus and Picus, Bona Dea and Marica, were Etruscan or Latian divinities of the Saturnian family.

From History of Roman Literature from its Earliest Period to the Augustan Age. Volume I by Dunlop, John