Greek Mythology
2006-11-13 07:31:45 · 15 answers · asked by Wolfie 1 in Society & Culture ➔ Mythology & Folklore
Romulus and Remus were nursed by a she-wolf and fed by a woodpecker, although neither animal was ever given a name.
In Latin, the she-wolf was called a "lupa", a designation also used for female prostitutes, leading to an alternative theory that the "wolf" was actually human.
2006-11-13 07:36:51 · answer #1 · answered by An N 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Romulus and Remus, however, were found washed ashore beneath a fig tree called Ruminalis, near the Palatine Hill, by Tiberinus and suckled by a she-wolf, thus surviving. According to one version of the myth, a woodpecker helped to feed them, both the wolf and the woodpecker being totems or creatures of Mars. Later the children were cared for by Faustulus, a shepherd, who brought the children to his home. Faustulus and his wife, Acca Larentia, who raised the boys as their own. According to Livy, some said that Loba, wife of Faustulus, had suckled them, not a female wolf. Indeed, her name meant wolf which was Lupus in Latin.
2006-11-13 07:41:15 · answer #2 · answered by The_answer_person 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Their Father Mars sent two creatures to feed & look after them a she-wolf & a woodpecker, far as I can remember my history lessons the wolf didnt have a name
2006-11-13 07:40:50 · answer #3 · answered by ? 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The son of Aeneas, Ascanius, based a city decrease than the Ablan mountain. you will rule this city (for) some years, for which the alba is stated as, regebant next king, Numitor, who had one son and one daughter, ruled. His evil brother, Amulius, at a similar time as king.... sorry have been given bored... yet right this is area of it
2016-10-22 00:46:31 · answer #4 · answered by turrill 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I have looked at a few a sites to find the answer to your question and all it states is a she-wolf rescues them and feeds them with her milk
2006-11-13 08:38:34 · answer #5 · answered by sky 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It didn't have a name, but its friends called it Wooo woof woof woooo, I expect.
It's not Greek Mythology by the way, it's Roman.
2006-11-13 07:36:38 · answer #6 · answered by hog b 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
They were Nursed by the She-Wolf Lupa
2006-11-13 07:35:16 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
How many wolves in the wild have names?
No name. Just teats.
2006-11-14 04:50:58 · answer #8 · answered by Super G 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
the name is unknown, though the theory is that the she wolf was synonymous with a prostitute.
2006-11-13 07:36:19 · answer #9 · answered by Sentinel 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Wikipedia cannot answer this question, therefore there is no answer.. Check the source
2006-11-13 07:34:54 · answer #10 · answered by Dom 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋