Trivia: Romulus and Remus, the founders of Rome, are the sons of what god?
Uranus
Mercury
Jupiter
Mars
The correct answer is Mars
So why is this answer correct? : Mars is more than just a protector of Rome — he’s also its progenitor. At least according to Roman mythology, which says the god of war fathered Romulus and Remus, the future founders of Rome, with a sworn-to-celibacy Vestal Virgin named Rhea Silvia. Although condemned to death by the king of Alba Longa, an ancient Latin city, the twins, according to legend, survived an attempted drowning and were nursed back to health by a she-wolf.