silvano
Dictionary entries
- Entry →silvanus, silvani:
Masculine · Noun · 2nd declension
- Frequency:
- Lesser
gods (pl.)associated with forest and uncultivated land;
abl. sg.dat. sg.
Examples
Aulularia
Titus Maccius Plautus
"...avius, crebro salicto oppletus. ibi sumam locum. certumst, Silvano potius credam quam Fide.— STROB. Euge, euge..."Aeneid VIII
P. Vergilius Maro (Vergil) from The Aeneid
"...colles inclusere cavi et nigra nemus abiete cingunt. Silvano fama est veteres sacrasse Pelasgos, arvorum pecorisque deo, lucumque..."