- The
Lupercal (from
Latin lupa "female wolf") was a cave at the
southwest foot of the
Palatine Hill in Rome,
located somewhere between the
temple of Magna...
- Lupercalia, also
known as
Lupercal, was a
pastoral festival of
Ancient Rome
observed annually on
February 15 to
purify the city,
promoting health and fertility...
- Alba Longa. She
cared for the
infants at her den, a cave
known as the
Lupercal,
until they were
discovered by a shepherd, Faustulus.
Romulus would later...
- mythology, the
Palatine Hill was the
location of the cave,
known as the
Lupercal,
where Romulus and
Remus were
found by the she-wolf Lupa that kept them...
- episode, the
twins were
suckled by a she-wolf in a cave now
known as the
Lupercal. Eventually, they were
adopted by Faustulus, a shepherd. They grew up tending...
- and
break up the commoners, who
return the insults.
During the
feast of
Lupercal,
Caesar holds a
victory parade and a
soothsayer warns him to "Beware the...
- The
Feast of
Lupercal is a
novel by
Northern Irish-Canadian
writer Brian Moore. It was
first published in the
United States in 1957, by
Boston publisher...
-
promoter of
fertility in
sheep and
protector of flocks. His
sanctuary was the
Lupercal,
where she-wolf took care of
Romulus and Remus; this is why Lupercalia...
-
significance in
ancient Rome. It
stood near the
small cave
known as the
Lupercal at the foot of the
Palatine Hill and was the spot
where according to tradition...
-
Tiber river,
Romulus and his twin
Remus were
suckled by a she-wolf at the
Lupercal before being raised by the
shepherd Faustulus,
taking revenge on their...
