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Herceus

Herceus · m

an epithet of Jupiter

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Where it lives

Agamemnon 2 · 3.6/10k

What it meant

Hercēus — Lewis & Short

Hercēus, i, m., = *(erkei=os (of or belonging to the court-yard),

I an epithet of Jupiter, as the protector of the house and its enclosure (pure Lat. Penetralis): Herceus Juppiter intra conseptum domus cujusque colebatur, quem etiam deum penetralem appellabant, Paul. ex Fest. p. 101 Müll. N. cr.; Hyg. F. 91; Sen. Agam. 469; cf. Serv. Verg. A. 2, 469: ara Hercei Jovis, Ov. Ib. 286 (al. Rhoetei).—Hence, also: Herceae arae, Luc. 9, 979 (dub.).

In the wild

Herceum Seneca, Agamemnon 1
Herceum Seneca, Agamemnon 1

Where it came from

No etymology authority pointer is recorded for this lemma yet — an honest gap, not an omission.

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