Illustrated Companion to the Latin Dictionary/Caducifer
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Illustrated Companion to the Latin Dictionary, and Greek Lexicon (Rich, 1849)
[edit | edit source]CADU'CIFER. In general, one who carries the caduceus, but more especially used as a characteristic epithet of Mercury, by which it is implied that he is the messenger of heaven. (Ov. Met. viii. 627. Id. Fast. v. 449.) The illustration (Caducifer/1.1) is from a Roman marble.
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