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Remulus
An Alban king said to have been struck by lightning for mimicking Jupiter's thunder.
Reading notes
- The Festivals §4.proem Remulus
An Alban king struck by lightning for aping Jupiter's thunder.
- Metamorphoses §14.459 Remulus
An Alban king who aped Jupiter's thunderbolt and was struck dead by a real one -- a foreshadowing of the later Salmoneus-like impiety.