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Lupercus

/luːˈpɜː(ɹ)kəs/

Lupercus proper noun: a god who protected flocks, in some sources identified with Faunus in the aspect of Inuus, and by extension as the equivalent of the Greek Πὰν Λυκαῖος (Pàn Lukaîos, “Lycaean Pan”).

Proper noun

Lupercus

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

Origin of Lupercus

Unadapted borrowing from Latin Lupercus.

Words that rhyme with Lupercus

Questions about Lupercus

What does Lupercus mean?
Lupercus means a god who protected flocks, in some sources identified with Faunus in the aspect of Inuus, and by extension as the equivalent of the Greek Πὰν Λυκαῖος (Pàn Lukaîos, “Lycaean Pan”).
What part of speech is Lupercus?
Lupercus is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Lupercus?
Lupercus is pronounced /luːˈpɜː(ɹ)kəs/.

Words near Lupercus in the dictionary

  1. Lupercalia
  2. Lupercalian
  3. Luperci
  4. Lupercio
  5. Lupercios
  6. Lupercus
  7. Luperi
  8. luperine
  9. luperines
  10. Lupers
  11. lupes

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