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Rhea Silvia

or Re·a Sil·via

[ ree-uh sil-vee-uh ]

noun

, Roman Legend.
  1. a vestal virgin who became the mother, by Mars, of Romulus and Remus.


Rhea Silvia

/ ˈsɪlvɪə /

noun

  1. See Ilia
    Roman myth the mother of Romulus and Remus by Mars See also Ilia


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Then you are equally bound to crush all, who refuse to acknowledge the love passages of Mars and Rhea Silvia as facts!

So there was great anger when Rhea Silvia became the mother of twin boys, and, moreover, said that her husband was the god Mars.

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