Feretrius
Feretrius, god of trophies, a surname of Jupiter
Fĕrētrĭus, ii, m. [ferio; cf. in the foll., Prop. 4 (5), 10, 45; acc. to Liv. 1, 10, 6, from fero], 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.
Feretrius, iī, m. (von feretrum od. fero), ein Beiname Jupiters, dem die spolia opima dargebracht u. geweiht wurden, der Edelbeuteträger, Liv. 1, 10, 6. Prop. 4, 10, 1 u. 45. – übtr., als Beiwort des Amor, Poëta bei Ter. Maur. 2633.
Fĕretrĭus, (13) ĭī, m. (fero), Férétrien [surnom de Jupiter, qui remporte des dépouilles] : Liv. 1, 10, 6 ; Prop. 4, 10, 45 || [fig.] Amori Feretrio Ter. Maur. 2631, à lʼAmour vainqueur.
Feretrius ī, m
- feretrum, god of trophies, a surname of Jupiter, L.
Feretrius
A surname of Iupiter, derived from ferire, “to strike”; for persons who took an oath called upon Iupiter to strike them if they swore falsely as they struck the victim which they sacrificed. Others derived it from ferre, because people dedicated (ferebant) to him the spolia opima. See Fest. s. h. v.; Livy, i. 10; Propert. iv. 10, 46.