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Mavors

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[mey-vawrs] / ˈmeɪ vɔrs /

noun

Roman Religion.
  1. Mars.


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Mavortius = child of Mavors, old and poetic name for Mars.

From Helps to Latin Translation at Sight by Luce, Edmund

Often in death-full war and bravest of battle, or Mavors 395Or rapid Triton's Queen or eke the Virgin Rhamnusian, Bevies of weaponed men exhorting, prov�d their presence.

From The Carmina of Caius Valerius Catullus by Burton, Richard Francis, Sir

Belli fera moenera Mavors Armipotens regit, ingremium qui saepe tuum se Rejictt, aeterno devinctus vulnere amoris ............................

From The Essays of Montaigne — Complete by Montaigne, Michel de

Mavors often amidst encounter mortal of armies, 395 Streaming Triton's queen, or maid Ramnusian awful, Stood in body before them, a fainting host to deliver.

From The Poems and Fragments of Catullus by Ellis, Robinson

Often in lethal strife of war Mavors, or swift Triton's queen, or the Rhamnusian virgin, in person did exhort armed bodies of men.

From The Carmina of Caius Valerius Catullus by Burton, Richard Francis, Sir