According to Roman Mythology, Romulus and Remus are two twin brothers, one of whom, Romulus, was the founder of the city of Rome and its first king. Legend has it that Romulus and Remus were sons of the Greek god Ares, or Mars, his Latin name, and of the deadly Reia Silvia (or Rhea Silvia), daughter of Numitor, king of Alba Longa. Amulius, brother of King Numitor, gave a coup d'état, seized the crown and made Numitor his prisoner. Reia Sílvia was confined to chastity, so that Numitor would not have descendants. Meanwhile, Mars married Reia who gave birth to the twins Romulus and Remus. Amulus, tyrant king, upon learning of the birth of the children, threw them into the Tiber River. The current threw them to the bank of the river and they were found by a she-wolf, who would have suckled them and cared for them until they were found by Pastor Fáustulo, who together with his wife raised them as children.