Podlouques

From Ancient Greek Πολῠδεύκης (Polŭdeúkēs). The -qu- is assumed to be an engraver's mistake, confused by the following -que. The -dl- may either be interpreted as another engraving mistake or legitimate metathesis.

Podlouquēs m (dative Podlouquei)

1. (hapax legomenon) Old Latin form of Polydeucēs (“Pollux, Polydeuces”)
   • 6th–5th century BCE, dedication to Castor and Pollux, Lavinium, Latium, →JSTOR:

     𐌂𐌀𐌔𐌕𐌏𐌓𐌄𐌉:𐌐𐌏𐌃𐌋𐌏𐌖𐌒𐌖𐌄𐌉𐌒𐌖𐌄 / 𐌒𐌖𐌓𐌏𐌉𐌔

     [Castorei Podlouqueique, qurois.]

     CASTOREI:PODLOVQVEIQVE / QVROIS

     To Castor and Pollux/Polydeuces, the Dioscuri.

• Weinstock, S. (1960), “Two Archaic Inscriptions from Latium”, in The Journal of Roman Studies, →JSTOR, page 112