Lupercus

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A god who protected flocks, in some sources identified with Faunus in the aspect of Innus, and by extension as the equivalent of the Greek Πὰν Λυκαῖος (Pàn Lukaîos, “Lycaean Pan”).

Pronunciation

/luːˈpɜː(ɹ)kəs/

Word forms

Lupercus

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from Latin Lupercus.

Related words

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