rea silvia

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   (Roman mythology) a vestal virgin who became the mother by Mars of the twins Romulus and Remus

   SynonymsRhea Silvia

   Broadervestal virgin

   Roman mythology

Questions about rea silvia

What does rea silvia mean?

rea silvia means "(Roman mythology) a vestal virgin who became the mother by Mars of the twins Romulus and Remus".

What is another word for rea silvia?

Close synonyms include Rhea Silvia. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is rea silvia a common word?

rea silvia is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.