Stimula

A New Latin Dictionary by Charlton T. Lewis Ph.D. and Charles Short, LL. D.

Stĭmŭla (Sĭmĭla, Liv. 39, 12), ae, f. [stimulus],

the goddess who pricks on , excites , stimulates to action or pleasure, Aug. Civ. Dei, 4, 11; 4, 16; perh. for Semele, Ov. F. 6, 503; Schol. Juv. 2, 3; cf. Müller, Etrusk. 2, 77.