La lupa

La lupa is Italian for "the she-wolf", a female wolf.

La lupa can refer to the mythological she-wolf that suckled Romulus and Remus and became a symbol of the city of Rome.

La lupa Capitolina is the Italian name of the Capitoline Wolf, the famous statue of the mythical she-wolf in the National Museum of Rome.

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Literature and media

Other uses

  • Acca Larentia (Roman mythology), the adopted mother of Romulus and Remus, and by some accounts a prostitute ("lupa")
  • A nickname of Anna Magnani, Italian stage and film actress

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