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Who is the father of mars son of Jupiter?

According to Roman myth, Romulus and Remus (Romulus being the founder of Rome) were the sons of Mars. When their mother, Rhea Silvia, was forced to become a Vestal Virgin by her uncle, Amulius, Mars appeared to her and raped/seduced (it really depends on what you read) her, impregnating her with the twins.


What was Amulius' terrible deed?

Amulius threw the infant twins Romulus and Remus into the Tiber River and buried their mother Rhea Silvia alive, accusing Rhea Silvia of violating her oath of chastity as a Vestal virgin after she was raped by Mars which resulted in the birth of the twins, who eventually established the city of Rome, and overthrew Amulius.


What happened to Romulus and Remus mother?

Rhea Silva (Romulus and Remus' mother) was the daughter of Numitor, the king of Alba Longa who was deposed by his brother Amulius. She was forced by her uncle to become a vestal virgin (priestesses of the goddess Vesta who had to vow chastity) because he did not want her to have children who could become rivals for power. However, she was impregnated by the god Mars. When Amulius learned of this, he imprisoned Rhea Silvia and ordered a servant to kill the twins, but heset them adrift in a basket on the River Tiber. They landed by the Palatine Hill (where Rome was later founded). They were adopted by a shepherd and grew up as shepherds. As young men they found out about their origin. They went to Alba Longa, freed their mother and grandfather, overthrew their Amulius and restored Numitor to the throne


Who was the father of Mars and the son of Jupiter?

Juno was the mother of Mars. Jupiter may have been his father.


What was romulus and Remus famous for?

They are the twins who founded the city of Rome according to the myth. -- There's so much more, though. They were supposedly the children of a Vestal virgin who was seduced by Mars. The children were left exposed in the wilderness and suckled by a she-wolf until they were later found and raised by people. They are also important because their mother was connected to the royal line of Alba Longa, which traces it's roots to Aeneas, the son of Anchises and Venus. So they claimed divinity from two sources, and claimed rulership by divine right. It is also important to note that Julius Caesar could trace his family heritage back to Romulus. It was only Romulus who founded Rome. The twins had a dispute about where to found Rome, with Romulus wanting it on the Palatine Hill, and Remus on the Aventine Hill. The twins turned to augury (reading the auspices) and the result was in Romulus favour. When the spiteful Remus transgressed the sacred boundary of the Palatine, Romulus killed him. The twins' mother, Rhea Silva, was not just connected to the royal line of Alba Longa, she was actually the daughter of the usurped king of the city, Numitor. She was forced to become a Vestal virgin by the usurper, her uncle Amulius, who did not want any descendants. This part of the legend was a later addition to connect the date of the foundation of Rome to the much earlier destruction of Troy as when the Romans became influenced by the Greeks they fancied to see themselves as descendant of the Trojans. In Greek mythology Aeneas, a Trojan hero,was saved twice during the Trojan war for an unknown destiny. The Romans continued the story. After a sojourn in Carthage and a stopover in Sicily Aeneas founded Lavinium in Latium. His son Ascanius founded Alba Longa and its royal dynasty. Romulus is not said to have claimed rulership by divine right. Rather he seems to have acted as an augur and used religion to lay the foundation of the Roman state.

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Who had two sons by the god mars?

The vestal virgin Rhea Silvia was the mother of Romulus and Remus with Mars.


Who are the parents of Romulus and Remus?

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Who is the father of mars son of Jupiter?

According to Roman myth, Romulus and Remus (Romulus being the founder of Rome) were the sons of Mars. When their mother, Rhea Silvia, was forced to become a Vestal Virgin by her uncle, Amulius, Mars appeared to her and raped/seduced (it really depends on what you read) her, impregnating her with the twins.


Did Mars throw Romulus and Remus in the river Nile?

No. Mars did not. Amulius the brother of Numitor, after killing all his brother's sons and making his only daughter a Vestal Virgin so she could not have any heirs overthrow him - Mars either raped or seduced her. When Amulius found that she had had sons, he threw Rhea Silvia into prison and threw her sons (Romulus and Remus) into the river Tiber.


Did war God Mars throw his sons in the river Nile?

No. Mars did not. Amulius the brother of Numitor, after killing all his brother's sons and making his only daughter a Vestal Virgin so she could not have any heirs overthrow him - Mars either raped or seduced her. When Amulius found that she had had sons, he threw Rhea Silvia into prison and threw her sons (Romulus and Remus) into the river Tiber.


What is the definition of the names romulus and Remus?

Romulus was legendary founder and was the first king. Romulus and Remus were sons of Mars and a vestal-virgin, Rhea Silvia.


Who are some of the famous women of ancient Rome?

Rhea Silvia. Vestal Virgin, wife of the god Mars. Mother of Romulus and Remus: the founders of Rome. Some other famous Roman women were Cornelia the mother of the Grachus brothers, The two Agrippinas, Livia Drusilla, the two Julias, Fulvia and Octavia.


What was Amulius' terrible deed?

Amulius threw the infant twins Romulus and Remus into the Tiber River and buried their mother Rhea Silvia alive, accusing Rhea Silvia of violating her oath of chastity as a Vestal virgin after she was raped by Mars which resulted in the birth of the twins, who eventually established the city of Rome, and overthrew Amulius.


The legendary twins who founded Rome Romulus and Remus were?

the twins, Romulus and Remus who founded Rome, were the sons of the vestal virgin Rhea Silva and the god Mars.


What is Bruno Mars son's name?

He is not a virgin he plowed my brown hole yesterday


Who was the founder of the Romans?

No one know positively, but according to the Roman legends... Romulus and Remus the twin sons of the god Mars and a vestal virgin were sent down a river in a basket after birth (at Mars' command) they were rescued and suckled by a female wolf. When they became adults they decided to build a city (Rome) but during an argument Romulus killed Remus with a rock. Romulus became the first king of Rome.


Who is arachnes mother?

mars