Tiberinus
Publié le 22/02/2012
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Roman The god of the river Tiber,
upon which the city of Rome was founded. The river
was vital to the fortunes of Rome. Numerous festivals
were held in honor of its god. Some say that Rhea
Silvia, the mother of the twins Romulus and Remus,
was thrown into the river and became its spouse. In
Virgil's Aeneid, Tiberinus visits Aeneas, who is asleep
on the banks of the river, and tells him in a dream that
his destiny is to found a city on the banks of the river.