Equester

And in Greek Hippius, occurs as a surname of several divinities, such as Neptune (Poseidon), who had created the horse, and in whose honor horse-races were held.

The Roman goddess Fortuna bore the similar surname of Equestris, q.v.

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References

Sources

  • Livy. The History of Rome i, 9.
  • Servius on Virgil's Georgics i, 12.
  • Smith, William. (1870). Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology. London: Taylor, Walton, and Maberly.

This article incorporates text from Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology (1870) by William Smith, which is in the public domain.