Romulus and Remus
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Rome is named for Romulus.
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The other two are named Romulus and Remus, after the mythical founders of Rome said to have been suckled by a she-wolf as infants.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 24, 2025
In one meme, a boar replaces the she-wolf who suckled Romulus and Remus, Rome’s mythical forefathers.
From Washington Post • Jul. 17, 2022
Deepest of all is the archaic age, where mythology locates Romulus and Remus and their Trojan ancestor Aeneas, and archaeology finds clusters of wooden huts on hilltops around the boggy forum.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 29, 2018
They sat in Ms. Bomengo’s backyard near a heavy bronze statue of Romulus and Remus, the twin brothers from Roman mythology, being suckled by a she-wolf.
From New York Times • Oct. 5, 2017
As I look at the boys I keep thinking of Romulus and Remus, wayward children, what they might say now about their magnificent city of Rome and its citizenry.
From "Native Speaker" by Chang-rae Lee
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