Definitions for rhea silvia
rhea sil·vi·a

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1. Rhea Silvia, Rea Silvianoun

   (Roman mythology) a vestal virgin who became the mother by Mars of the twins Romulus and Remus

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1. Rhea Silvia

   Rhea (or Rea) Silvia (Latin: [ˈreːa ˈsɪɫu̯ia]), also known as Ilia (as well as other names) was the mythical mother of the twins Romulus and Remus, who founded the city of Rome. Her story is told in the first book of Ab Urbe Condita Libri of Livy and in Cassius Dio's Roman History. The Legend of Rhea Silvia recounts how she was raped by Mars while she was a Vestal Virgin and as a result became the mother of Romulus and Remus, the founders of Rome. This event was portrayed numerous times in Roman art and mentioned in the Aeneid and the works of Ovid. Modern academics consider both how Rhea Silvia is relevant for the treatment of rape victims in Roman mythology as well as the different ways she is portrayed in Roman art.

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1. rhea silvia

   Rhea Silvia, also known as Ilia, is a mythical character from Roman mythology. She is best known as the mother of Rome's founders, Romulus and Remus. According to legend, she was the daughter of Numitor, king of Alba Longa, and was forced to become a Vestal Virgin by her uncle Amulius, who had usurped the throne. She conceived her sons when the god Mars, or in some versions the demigod Hercules, visited her in a sacred grove. After she gave birth, Amulius ordered the infants to be thrown into the Tiber River, fearing they could grow up to usurp his throne. They were saved by a she-wolf and later founded the city of Rome.

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1. Rhea Silvia

   Rhea Silvia, and also known as Ilia, was the mythical mother of the twins Romulus and Remus, who founded the city of Rome. Her story is told in the first book of Ab Urbe Condita of Livy and in fragments from Ennius, Annales and Fabius Pictor.

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1. Rhea Silvia

   a vestal virgin, the mother of Romulus and Remus, twins, whom she bore to Mars, the god of war, who had violated her.

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1. • Roman Mythology
   • Vestal Virgin

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1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of rhea silvia in Chaldean Numerology is: 1

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of rhea silvia in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5

References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
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2. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rhea_Silvia
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4. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=rhea silvia
5. ^ The Nuttall Encyclopedia
   https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/12342/pg12342-images.html#RheaSilvia