Acca Larentia
Acca Larentia or Acca Larentina , in Roman mythology, wife of the shepherd Faustulus and foster mother of Romulus and Remus. Her 12 sons founded the priesthood of the Arval Brothers . According to one legend she was a wealthy courtesan who left all her money to the people of Rome.
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Larentia
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
or Larentina: see Acca Larentia .
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Arval Brothers
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
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Romulus
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
...They floated safely ashore, where a she-wolf suckled and tended them until the royal shepherd Faustulus and his wife, Acca Larentia, found and reared them. When they were grown, the brothers learned their true identity, killed Amulius, and restored...
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