[344] ‘Called after the Parrhasian (Arcadian) custom the place of Lycaean Pan,’ i. e. dedicated to Pan, the god of Arcadia, and called by his Lycaean name, ‘Lupercal’ being supposed to be connected with “lupus” as ‘Lycaeus’ with λύκος. ‘Panos’ is the possessive gen., and ‘dictus’ seems to include the two notions of naming and dedicating, for which see on 6. 138. Schrader conj. ‘monte,’ which is actually found in two inferior MSS., and supported by Ov. F. 2. 421, “Quid vetat Arcadio dictos de monte Lupercos? Faunus in Arcadia templa Lycaeus habet.” ‘Panos,’ the Greek gen., seems to be found in all the MSS. ‘Parrhasius’ is applied to Evander 11. 31, the name of the town Parrhasia being put for the whole of Arcadia.
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