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ˈɔr kəsor·cus
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Princeton's WordNet
Dis, Orcusnoun
god of the underworld; counterpart of Greek Pluto
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Orcus
Orcus (Latin: Orcus) was a god of the underworld, punisher of broken oaths in Etruscan and Roman mythology. As with Hades, the name of the god was also used for the underworld itself. Eventually he was conflated with Dis Pater and Pluto. A temple to Orcus may once have existed on the Palatine Hill in Rome. It is likely that he was transliterated from the Greek daemon Horkos, the personification of oaths and a son of Eris.
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orcus
Orcus is a god of the underworld, punisher of broken oaths in Italic and Roman mythology. The term is often used in literature and fantasy games as the name for a devil or demon, or a realm of the dead. Additionally, Orcus is the name of a dwarf planet discovered in our solar system in 2004.
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Orcus
Orcus was a god of the underworld, punisher of broken oaths in Italic and Roman mythology. As with Hades, the name of the god was also used for the underworld itself. In the later tradition, he was conflated with Dis Pater, who was the Roman equivalent of Pluto. Orcus was portrayed in paintings in Etruscan tombs as a hairy, bearded giant. A temple to Orcus may have existed on the Palatine Hill in Rome. It is likely that he was transliterated from the Greek daemon Horkos, the personification of Oaths and a son of Eris.
The Nuttall Encyclopedia
Orcus
another name for Hades, or the "World of the Dead"; also of the god of the nether world.
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Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of orcus in Chaldean Numerology is: 3
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of orcus in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4
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