Lupercal - Definition and Overview

Topics in Roman mythology
Important Gods:
Jupiter Mars Quirinus Vesta Juno Diana Fortuna	Minerva Mercury Vulcan Ceres Venus Lares
Legendary History:
Aeneas Romulus	Numa Early Kings
Roman religion
The Flamens
Greek/Roman myth compared

Lupercal is the place where Romulus and Remus were said to have been found by the lactating female wolf, who suckled them until they were found by Faustulus. Also known as "Lupercus". The feast of Lupercalia is closely associated with this location.

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