lucinam+pati

lūcīnus, a, um, adj. [lux], lightbringing, or, bringing to the light:

hora,

one's natal hour, Prud. adv. Symm. 2, 222. —Class. only subst.: Lūcīna, ae, f. (lit., adj.; sc. dea).

The goddess of childbirth (because she brings to the light):

Juno Lucina,

Plaut. Aul. 4, 7, 11:

date ignem in aram, ut venerem Lucinam meam,

id. Truc. 2, 5, 23:

an facient mensem luces, Lucinaque ab illis Dicar?

Ov. F. 6, 39; Ter. Ad. 4, 5, 41; Cat. 35, 13; cf. Cic. N. D. 2, 27, 68.— More freq. absol.:

nascenti puero Casta fave Lucina,

Verg. E. 4, 8:

si vocata partubus Lucina veris affuit,

Hor. Epod. 5, 5:

facilis,

Ov. F. 2, 449.—

Poet. transf., childbirth:

Lucinam pati,

Verg. G. 3, 60; cf.:

Lucinae experta labores,

id. ib. 4, 340:

cui rugis uterum Lucina notabit,

Ov. A. A. 3, 785.—

Of Hecate, as the producer of terrific dreams and nocturnal spectres:

efficiat vanos noctis Lucina timores,

Tib. 3, 4, 13 Dissen ad loc.

lūcīnus, i. q. lychnus, q. v.

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