Rhea Silvia
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For the crater on Vesta, see Rheasilvia.
"Rhea Sylvia" redirects here. For the 2018 EP by the American band Thou, see Rhea Sylvia (EP).
Rhea (or Rea) Silvia (Latin: [ˈreːa ˈsɪɫu̯ia]), also known as Ilia,[1] (as well as other names)[lower-alpha 1] was the mythical mother of the twins Romulus and Remus, who founded the city of Rome.[3][4] This event was portrayed numerous times in Roman art[5] Her story is told in the first book of Ab Urbe Condita Libri of Livy[6] and in Cassius Dio's Roman History.[7] The Legend of Rhea Silvia recounts how she was raped by Mars while she was a Vestal Virgin, resulting in the twins,[4] as mentioned in the Aeneid[8] and the works of Ovid.
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Rhea Silvia | |
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Abode | Tiber |
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Parents | Numitor (in Livy's account) |
Consort | Mars, Tiberinus |
Children | Romulus and Remus |
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