Lupercus
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The LUPERCALIA; a festival in honor of Lupercus, the god of fertility, was celebrated on the 15th of February.
From Ancient Rome : from the earliest times down to 476 A. D. by Pennell, Robert Franklin
Faunus is frequently called Inuus or the fertilizer, and Lupercus or the one who wards off wolves.
From Myths and Legends of Ancient Greece and Rome by Berens, E.M.
The Lupercalia, originally a shepherd festival, were held in honor of Lupercus, the Roman Pan, on the 15th of February, the month being named from Februus, a surname of the god.
From The New Hudson Shakespeare: Julius Cæsar by Black, Ebenezer Charlton
Among the oldest feasts were undoubtedly the Lupercalia, in honour of Lupercus, the god of fertility; the Equiria, in honour of Mars; the Palilia; the great September festival; and the Saturnalia.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 2 "Fairbanks, Erastus" to "Fens" 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
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