Romulus and Remus

Romulus and Remus are twin brothers in Roman mythology whose story tells of the events leading to the founding of Rome and the Roman Kingdom by Romulus, following his killing of his brother Remus. Their mother was Rhea Silvia, a Vestal Virgin and daughter of the deposed king Numitor, and their father was, in most versions, the god Mars. Left exposed as infants, they were suckled by a she-wolf, an image that became a lasting symbol of Rome from at least the third century BC onward. Although the myth is set before the traditional founding date of Rome in 753 BC, the earliest surviving written account of it dates only to the late third century BC, and scholars continue to debate what historical basis, if any, underlies the story and its many local variants. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/