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Fĕrētrĭus , ii, m. ferio; cf. “in the foll.,” Prop. 4 (5), 10, 45. acc. to Liv. 1, 10, 6, from fero,
I.a surname of Jupiter, the subduer of enemies, and to whom the spolia opima were consequently offered.
I. Prop.: “nunc spolia in templo tria condita causa Feretri, Omine quod certo dux ferit ense ducem,” Prop. 4 (5), 10, 45. cf. id. ib. 1 sq.; Liv. 1, 10, 6; 1, 33 fin.; 4, 20 sq.; Nep. Att. 20, 3; Flor. 1, 1, 11; Paul. ex Fest. p. 92, 1 Müll. al.— *
II. Transf., of Amor: opima apposui senex Amori arma Feretrio, Poët. ap. Ter. Maur. p. 2442 P.
A Latin Dictionary. Founded on Andrews' edition of Freund's Latin dictionary. revised, enlarged, and in great part rewritten by. Charlton T. Lewis, Ph.D. and. Charles Short, LL.D. Oxford. Clarendon Press. 1879.

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    • Cornelius Nepos, Atticus, 20.3
    • Livy, The History of Rome, Book 1, 10.6
    • Livy, The History of Rome, Book 1, 33
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