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Lusus.

The supposed son or companion of Bacchus, god of wine and divine madness, to whom Portuguese national mythology attributed the foundation of ancient Lusitania and the fatherhood of the Lusitanians.

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  1. The supposed son or companion of Bacchus, god of wine and divine madness, to whom Portuguese national mythology attributed the foundation of ancient Lusitania and the fatherhood of the Lusitanians.

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Etymology tree Latin lūdō Latin lūsus Latin Lūsuslbor. English Lusus Learned borrowing from Latin Lūsus.

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