Orcus
masculine noun II declension

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1 Orchus, otherwise known as Hades, the kingdom of the dead
2 Orcus, god of the underworld, was equivalent to Roman Pluto and later identified with Dies Pater
3 (metonymy) death

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accibant Orcum = they invoked death || ad Orcum mittere || aliquem Orco demitto || caput damnaverat Orco || sacrifico Orco hostiis || vobis male sit, malae tenebrae Orci || animas ille evocat Orco pallentis




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