Carnifex has been employed in literature with a variety of meanings, ranging from a geographical marker and historical reference to a scientific designation and a title for executioners. In historical narratives, it denotes sites and battles—most notably the Carnifex Ferry, which figures prominently in military accounts and personal recollections ([1], [2], [3], [4], [5], [6]). In the realm of natural history, the word appears as a species epithet in zoological nomenclature, as seen in the naming of certain wasps and other insects ([7], [8], [9], [10]). Furthermore, carnifex serves in a metaphorical and literal sense to label executioners or to evoke a sense of brutality, a usage highlighted in discussions of Roman practices and character descriptions ([11], [12], [13]). This multifaceted usage demonstrates the word’s evolution across different literary and disciplinary contexts.