Essay On Romulus And Remus

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Romulus and Remus – For my discussion this week, I selected Romulus and Remus for my Roman myth of the week. This was rather difficult to select something new and refreshing because Rome just wasn’t very original when it came to their mythical beings. Most of their gods were stolen/borrowed or whatever one likes to call it from the Greeks. Enough of that, Romulus and Remus and how this applies to “The Other”. Romulus and Remus were born of a mortal mother and the god Mars (for the sake of this post we are using Mars being the father, however, there are multiple other rumors of a random man raping the mortal or Hercules being the father (yeah, the Greek thing)). Depending on which version of this tale you subscribe to, either King Amulius or jealous Gods wanted to kill the twins. So, the mother sent them down river to keep them safe and they were found by a wolf that raised them until it could no longer and eventually delivered to twins to a …show more content…

The way I see this story, the “villain” was his brother Remus. Remus wasn’t a villain in the traditional sense but more of the annoying brother that didn’t know when to quit playing around. There were serious matters to attend to, such as, building a city. And how does this help us understand the hero? I believe this Remus’ actions helped to hone the focus and drive of his brother Romulus to build a city born from his imagination. A city which Romulus would eventually become the king of and rule the people of Rome in a fair and just manner. How does the villain help delineate the character of the hero? Imagine what level of respect and/or fear a ruler must have knowing he laid waste to his own twin because of playful banter. I don’t believe “the other” wanted to delineate the “hero” by giving his own life but a life and death story just has a stronger impact. Romulus was a man of conviction. You may not agree with his methods but you will respect his

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