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[ loo-pur-kuhs ] / luˈpɜr kəs /
nounan ancient Roman fertility god, often identified with Faunus or Pan. Words nearby LupercusLuoravetlan, Luoyang, lupanar, Lupe, Lupercalia, Lupercus, lupiform, lupin, lupine, Lupino, lupoid Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for LupercusLupercus was, primarily, the god of shepherds, said to have been so called because he protected the flocks from wolves. The New Hudson Shakespeare: Julius Caesar|William Shakespeare The Lupercal was the sanctuary of Lupercus ('wolf-repeller'), an old Roman shepherd god. The Aeneid of Virgil|Virgil Faunus is frequently called Inuus or the fertilizer, and Lupercus or the one who wards off wolves. Myths and Legends of Ancient Greece and Rome|E.M. Berens Lupercus, an ancient Italian god, worshipped by shepherds as the protector of their flocks against wolves. The Nuttall Encyclopaedia|Edited by Rev. James Wood
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