Falacer

{{Short description|Ancient Italic god}}

{{Roman myth (trade)}}

Falacer, or more fully dīvus pater falacer, was an ancient Italic god, according to Varro.de L. L. v. 84, vii. 45 HartungDie Religion der Römer ii. p. 9 is inclined to consider him an epithet of Jupiter, since falandum, according to Festus, was the Etruscan name for "heaven."

Although his origin is obscure, he was at one time considered important enough to have his own flamen.{{cite book |last1=Forsythe |first1=Gary |title=A Critical History of Early Rome |date=2005 |publisher=University of California Press |isbn=0-520-22651-8 |page=137 |url=https://the-eye.eu/public/WorldTracker.org/World%20History/Roman%20Empire/critical%20history%20early%20rome.pdf |accessdate=Feb 26, 2019 |archive-date=February 27, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190227122314/https://the-eye.eu/public/WorldTracker.org/World%20History/Roman%20Empire/critical%20history%20early%20rome.pdf |url-status=dead }}

His name may appear in the name of the city of Falacrine ({{langx|la|Falacrīnum}} or {{lang|la|Phalacrīna}}). The name also has a correlation with Falerii and the Falisci, and so it has been suggested that Falacer may have been the eponymous ancestor of these ancient tribes.{{cite web |title=Falacer |url=http://www.novaroma.org/nr/Falacer |website=novaroma.org |accessdate=Feb 26, 2019}}