Alexicacus

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Alexicacus [1]

was an appellation under which Neptune was worshipped. by the tunny- fishers, that their nets might not be torn by the sword-fish. It was also an epithet of Apollo in Athens, given him for having freed the city from a spreading pestilence.

References

  1. ↑ Alexicacus from Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature
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