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Lupercus
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English
en ine-pro *h₂erk-
Etymology
en la Lupercus.
Pronunciation
en /luːˈpɜː(ɹ)kəs/
en ɜː(ɹ)kəs 3
Proper noun
en Roman mythology A god who protected flocks, in some sources identified with la Faunus in the aspect of la Inuus, and by extension as the equivalent of the Greek grc Πὰν Λυκαῖος Lycaean Pan.
Related terms
Lupercal
Lupercalia
References
Latin
Etymology
Perhaps a compound of la lupus arceō wolf to ward off, so named because of the god’s role as protector of flocks from wolves.
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Lupercus<2>
en Lupercus
Declension
Lupercus<2>
Derived terms
la Luperca
la Lupercāl
la Lupercālis
la Lupercālia
Descendants
en Lupercus 1
ru Лу́перк 1
ast Ḷḷuarca Tsubarca obsolete
es Luarca 1
en Luarca 1
Noun
Lupercus<2.both>
a priest of the god Lupercus
Declension
Lupercus<2.both>
References
Lŭpercus
la Roman deities