Mephitis
From LSJ
Ποιητὴς, ὁπόταν ἐν τῷ τρίποδι τῆς Μούσης καθίζηται, τότε οὐκ ἔμφρων ἐστίν → Whenever a poet is seated on the Muses' tripod, he is not in his senses
Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)
(2) Mĕphītis (-fītis), is, f., déesse des exhalaisons pestilentielles : Varro L. 5, 49 ; Plin. 2, 208 ; Tac. H. 3, 33 ; Serv. En. 7, 84.
