place
Numicius
also: Numicus
A small river of Latium near Lavinium; its god washes away the mortal part of Aeneas at his deification.
Reading notes
- Metamorphoses §14.458 the horned god
The river-god Numicius (river-gods are pictured horned, like bulls), who washes the mortal part from Aeneas before his deification.