She-wolf (Roman mythology)
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she-wolf-roman-mythology-189-4633495
title:
She-wolf (Roman mythology)
text:
In the Roman foundation myth, the she-wolf was an Italian wolf who nursed and sheltered the twins Romulus and Remus after they were abandoned in the wild by decree of King Amulius of Alba Longa. She cared for the infants at her den, a cave known as the Lupercal, until they were discovered by a shepherd, Faustulus. Romulus would later become the founder and first king of Rome. The image of the she-wolf suckling the twins has been a symbol of Rome since ancient times and is one of the most recogni
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Roman mythological creature
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/She-wolf_(Roman_mythology)
date created:
2016-11-28T04:30:47Z
date modified:
2024-09-09T05:44:45Z
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