Pilumnus

[ pi-luhm-nuhs ]

/ pɪˈlʌm nəs /

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noun

one of two ancient gods of fertility.

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How to use Pilumnus in a sentence

Picumnus and Pilumnus were two household divinities of the Romans, who were the special presiding deities of new-born infants.
Myths and Legends of Ancient Greece and Rome|E.M. Berens
Then there was Pilumnus, who was the first to make cheese, and became the god of bakers.
Character Sketches of Romance, Fiction and the Drama|E. Cobham Brewer
The Latins named it Picus, whose brother (or double), Pilumnus, was the god of bakers and millers.
Traditions, Superstitions and Folk-lore|Charles Hardwick
Damon too is led back by an evil conscience, and Pilumnus likewise appears.
Pastoral Poetry and Pastoral Drama|Walter W. Greg

Claius, in his anxiety to make Amarillis reveal her assassin, betrays his own identity, to the joy of his old enemy Pilumnus.
Pastoral Poetry and Pastoral Drama|Walter W. Greg