Definition of Herceus
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LNS
Hercēus, Hercēī
Herceus
Ἑρκεῖος
noun (m., 3rd Greek declension)
  1. an epithet of Jupiter, as the protector of the house and its enclosure
  2. N. cr.
Abbreviations
Hercēus, i, m., = Ἑρκεῖος (of or belonging to the court-yard), 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 Mull. 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.).
 
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