Observing that the original language name for this creature was also a term for a prostitute, Dionysius of Halicarnassus suggested a conflation between its story and that of Laurentia, the wife of Faustulus.
A dwelling place of this creature was a focal point of a festival that Greek writers ascribed to the Arcadian hero Evander. The etymology of that place named for this creature is discussed in the second book of Ovid's Fasti, which covers festivals that take place in February. Observing that the original language name for this creature was also a term for a prostitute, Dionysius of Halicarnassus suggested a conflation between its story and that of Laurentia, the wife of Faustulus. This specific creature intervened during a plot against the descendants of Numitor, and is commemorated by a bronze statue named for the Capitoline Hill. The cave in which this animal performed its most famous action was the focus of the festivities of Lupercalia. For 10 points, identify this animal that suckled the twins Romulus and Remus.
A dwelling place of this creature was a focal point of a festival that Greek writers ascribed to the Arcadian hero Evander.
the she-wolf [or Lupa; accept Capitoline Wolf or Lupa Capitolina; accept answers indicating a female wolf; accept answers indicating “the wolf that suckled Romulus and Remus or similar until “Romulus” is read; prompt on wolf or Canis lupus] &lt;Mythology&gt;