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List of Gods : "Inuus" - 2 records

Name ▲▼	Origin ▲▼	Description ▲▼
God name "Inuus"	Roman	An ancient protector of livestock, one of the di indigetes, indigenous gods. He was probably a god of fertility or sexual intercourse, as his name was thought by some to be connected with the word inire, "to copulate". He was also sometimes identified with the Roman god Faunus. Roman
"Lupercus"	Roman	An ancient Italian divinity, who was worshipped by shepherds as the protector of their flocks against wolves, and at the same time as the promoter of the fertility among sheep, whence he was called Inuus. Roman

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