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God of the underworld; counterpart of Greek Pluto.
Dis
1
Yet this was the temple of
Orcus
,
the god of the underworld.
2
Full of awe, and a little terror, he looked back at
Orcus
'
temple.
3
What was a priestess of
Orcus
doing here, and at this time of night?
4
And I was beautiful, and I had no love, save for the king,
Orcus
.
5
It's derived from
Orcus
,
another name for Pluto, the Greek god of the dead.
6
Few people would dare to treat one of
Orcus
'
followers in such a manner.
7
The return of Allobrigius and his tribesmen was celebrated by great rejoicings on the
Orcus
.
8
Fabiola almost expected to see
Orcus
,
the god of the underworld, waiting in the corner.
9
I will make an offering to
Orcus
,
Fabiola decided.
10
The fires of the avenging
Orcus
burst forth against the false witness of my accusers!
11
What keeps me from sending the cook right down to
Orcus
as fast as possible?
12
Of
Orcus
,
the pale regions of the dead.
13
After her bad fortune with
Orcus
,
perhaps she could renew her loyalties to these two deities.
14
Fabiola seemed to be safe with Antonius, and certainly wasn't scared of the priestess of
Orcus
.
15
She could not bring herself to look at
Orcus
'
hair, which was a writhing mass of snakes.
16
She didn't want to anger
Orcus
again.