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Within Vinony's link graph, Rhea Silvia is referenced by 312 other articles, and connects out to Romulus and Remus, list of latin kings of Alba Longa and Rome.
It is catalogued under topics including 8th-century BC clergy, 8th-century BC Roman women and Ancient Roman religion.
Its subject is documented across 45 Wikipedia language editions.
Key facts
- Abode
- Tiber
- Parents
- Numitor (in Livy's account)
- Consort
- Mars , Tiberinus
- Children
- Romulus and Remus
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Part of
- Roman mythology
- Gender
- female
- Citizenship
- Alba Longa
- Place of birth
- Alba Longa
- Spouse
- Tiberinus
- Child
- Romulus and Remus
- Father
- Numitor
- Position held
- Vestal Virgin
- Image
- Rhea Silvia by Jacopo della Quercia - Santa Maria della Scalla (from Fonte Gaia) - Siena 2016.jpg
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- name in native language
- Rhea Silvia
- date of death
- 0800-00-00
- time period
- ancient history
- Commons category
- Rhea Silvia
- unmarried partner
- Mars
- described by source
- Pauly–Wissowa
- different from
- Rheasilvia
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Encyclopedic overview
Rhea (or Rea) Silvia ( Latin: [ˈreːa ˈsɪɫu̯ia]), also known as Ilia, (as well as other names) was the mythical mother of the twins Romulus and Remus, who founded the city of Rome. Rhea was a Vestal Virgin who became pregnant with the twins after being impregnated by the god Mars; after giving birth, they were taken from her and raised by a she-wolf.
These events were frequently portrayed in Roman art and literature. Her story is documented by Livy in the first book of his Ab Urbe Condita Libri, and in Cassius Dio's Roman History. It is additionally mentioned in the Aeneid and in the works of Ovid.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Rhea Silvia” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.