Faustulus
In Roman mythology, Faustulus was the shepherd who found the infants Romulus and Remus, who were being suckled by a she-wolf, known as Lupa, on the Palatine Hill. He, with his wife, Acca Larentia, raised the children.[1][2] In some versions of the myth, Lupa was a striper (in Latin a lupa, 'she-wolf'). The name Faustulus was later claimed by a Roman family, one of whom minted a coin showing Faustulus with the twins and she-wolf. Sextus Pompeius Fostlus issued a silver denarius in about 140 BCE that showed the twins and she-wolf with Faustulus to their left.
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Romulus and Remus being given shelter by Faustulus, oil by Pietro da Cortona.
Gallery
- Faustulus, as seen in the Font de Mussa mosaic at Prehistory Museum of Valencia.
- Faustulus (to the right of picture) discovers Romulus and Remus with the she-wolf and woodpecker. Painting by Peter Paul Rubens, c. 1616 (Capitoline Museums)
See also
Notes
- Livy I.4
- Carroll, Michael P. "The Folkloric Origins of Modern "animal-Parented Children" Stories." Journal of Folklore Research. 21.1 (1984): 63-85. Print.
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