Lupa

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Lupa is the she-wolf from Roman mythology who nurtured the abandoned twins Romulus and Remus, founders of Rome.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
La Lupa 1
Lupa canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf character in Roman mythology
mythological figure
she-wolf
appearsIn foundation myth of Rome
associatedWith Remus
Romulus
connectedTo Tiber
surface form: Tiber River

shepherd Faustulus (as discoverer of the twins she nursed)
culturalContext Roman religion and myth
depictedIn Capitoline Wolf sculpture
foundInTradition Roman mythology
gender female
hasLegacy emblem of the city of Rome
motif in European art
iconographicAttribute wolf suckling two infants
influenced Roman art
Roman civic symbolism
languageOfName Latin
locationAssociatedWith Palatine Hill
banks of the Tiber River
mentionedIn ancient Roman literary sources
nameMeaning she-wolf
nurtured Remus
Romulus
raised Romulus and Remus
relatedConcept Roman civic identity
foundation of Rome
rescued abandoned twins Romulus and Remus
roleIn legend of Romulus and Remus
sometimesInterpretedAs personification of a human wet nurse
species wolf
symbolOf Rome
maternal care
protection
the city’s origins
timePeriodOfMyth early Roman Kingdom
worshippedAs protective figure of Rome

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

A.S. Roma nickname Lupa
this entity surface form: La Lupa