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feretrius

feretrius · m

a surname of Jupiter

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What it meant

1. Fĕrētrĭus — Lewis & Short

Fĕrētrĭus, ii, m.ferio; cf. in the foll., Prop. 4 (5), 10, 45. acc. to Liv. 1, 10, 6, from fero,

I a surname of Jupiter, the subduer of enemies, and to whom the spolia opima were consequently offered.
I Prop.: nunc spolia in templo tria condita causa Feretri, Omine quod certo dux ferit ense ducem, Prop. 4 (5), 10, 45. cf. id. ib. 1 sq.; Liv. 1, 10, 6; 1, 33 fin.; 4, 20 sq.; Nep. Att. 20, 3; Flor. 1, 1, 11; Paul. ex Fest. p. 92, 1 Müll. al.— *
II Transf., of Amor: opima apposui senex Amori arma Feretrio, Poët. ap. Ter. Maur. p. 2442 P.

2. Feretrius — Walde–Hofmann

Feretrius, Beiname des Juppiter, dem die spolia opima dargebracht wurden (heiliger Baum die Eiche, Kult durch den silex, as steinerne Symbol des Blitzes, Wissowa Rel* 119, Wide Festskr. Johansson 68; seit Prop): nach Wissowa a. O., Reichelt KZ. 46, 347, Güntert Reimw. 214 als „Schleuderer (des Blitzes bzw. des Steines als seines Symbols)* von *ferere neben ferire „treflen, stoßen“ (vgl. ferentärius), u. zw. zunächst … — [Walde–Hofmann, s.v. Feretrius, p. 513]

In the wild

6 of 28 attestations shown.

Where it came from

  • Walde-Hofmann, Lateinisches etymologisches Worterbuch Treated in Walde-Hofmann, Lateinisches etymologisches Worterbuch s.v. Feretrius (scan p. 513; entry #1099).

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