Lupercal cave
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Lupercal cave is the legendary grotto at the foot of Rome’s Palatine Hill where the she-wolf was said to have nursed the twins Romulus and Remus, central figures in Rome’s foundation myth.
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Roman religious site
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legendary cave ⓘ mythological location ⓘ |
| associatedFestival | Lupercalia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Lupa
NERFINISHED
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Remus NERFINISHED ⓘ Romulus NERFINISHED ⓘ she-wolf ⓘ |
| category |
Ancient Roman religion
NERFINISHED
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Mythological caves ⓘ Palatine Hill NERFINISHED ⓘ Roman mythology ⓘ |
| country | Italy ⓘ |
| culturalSignificance |
key site in Roman legendary topography
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symbol of Roman identity ⓘ |
| hasEtymologyRelation |
Lupercalia
NERFINISHED
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Luperci NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasLanguageName |
Italian
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Latin ⓘ |
| hasMythologicalEvent | nursing of Romulus and Remus by a she-wolf ⓘ |
| hasMythologicalFigure |
Faunus
NERFINISHED
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Mars NERFINISHED ⓘ Pan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasRole |
nurturing place of Romulus and Remus
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symbol of Rome’s origins ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
divine protection of Rome
ⓘ
founding of a city by abandoned twins ⓘ |
| LatinName | Lupercal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| linkedToDeity |
Faunus Lupercus
NERFINISHED
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Lupercus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedAtFootOf | Palatine Hill NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Rome ⓘ |
| locatedOn | Palatine Hill NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mentionedBy |
Livy
NERFINISHED
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Plutarch NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mentionedIn | ancient Roman literature ⓘ |
| mythStatus | legendary rather than archaeologically certain ⓘ |
| near |
Circus Maximus
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Roman Forum NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
Roman foundation myth
ⓘ
myth of Romulus and Remus ⓘ |
| religion | ancient Roman religion ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
humble and pastoral origins of Rome
ⓘ
nurturing of Rome by nature ⓘ |
| timePeriodOfLegend | early regal period of Rome ⓘ |
| usedFor | Lupercalia festival NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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