Picumnus

[ pi-kuhm-nuhs ]

noun

1. one of two ancient Roman fertility gods.

Example Sentences

Immediately a sacred meal was offered to the two field-deities, Picumnus and Pilumnus, and then the Roman turned his attention to the practical danger of fever for the mother and child.

From Project Gutenberg

This creeper was, with another Climacteris Picumnus, common in the pine forests and on the open box-tree flats all over the interior.

From Project Gutenberg