Luperca

Lŭperca, ae, f. [v. Lupercus],

• a goddess of the old Romans, the wife of Lupercus, identified with the deified she-wolf that suckled Romulus, Arn. 4, 128; cf. Liv. 1, 4; Lact. 1, 20.

Luperca, ae, f., eine altröm. Göttin, mit der Akka Larentia für identisch gehalten, Arnob. 4, 3; vgl. Liv. 1, 4.

Lŭperca, æ, f. , nom dʼune ancienne divinité romaine, peut-être la Louve [nourrice de Romulus et Rémus] divinisée, peut-être la même que Acca Larentia : Arn. 4, 3 ; Lact. Inst. 1, 20, v. Liv. 1, 4, 7.

Luperca

or Lupa, an ancient Italian divinity, the wife of Lupercus, who, in the shape of a she-wolf, performed the office of nurse to Romulus and Remus (Arnob. ad v. Gent. 4.3). In some accounts she is identified with Acca Laurentia, the wife of the shepherd Faustulus. (Liv. 1.4; comp. Acca Laurentia.) [L.S]

Luperca

See Lupercalia.