person
Ilia
Rhea Silvia, the Vestal mother of the twins Romulus and Remus; had she destroyed them, Rome would never have been founded.
Reading notes
- The Loves §2.14 Ilia
The Vestal Rhea Silvia, mother of Romulus and Remus; had she aborted, Rome would never have been.
- The Festivals §4.proem Ilia
Rhea Silvia, the Vestal daughter of Numitor who bore Romulus and Remus to Mars.
- Sorrows §2.1 Ilia
Ilia (Rhea Silvia), the Vestal mother of Romulus and Remus, made a mother by Mars.