[*] 100. Many of these nouns, however, are used in the plural in some other sense. [*] a. The plural of a proper name may be applied to two or more persons or places, or even things, and so become strictly common:—
- duodecim Caesarēs, the twelve Cæsars.
- Galliae, the two Gauls (Cis- and Transalpine).
- Castores, Castor and Pollux; Iovēs, images of Jupiter.
- quaedam excellentiae, some cases of superiority; ōtia, periods of rest; calōrēs , frīgora, times of heat and cold.