Stĭmŭla

ae, f.

stimulus

I. the goddess who pricks on, excites, stimulates to action or pleasure, Aug. Civ Del, 4, 11; 4, 16; perh. for Semele, Ov. F. 6, 503; Schol. Juv. 2, 3; cf. Müller, Etrusk. 2, 77.
Lewis & Short
A Latin Dictionary, 1879
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