In this Italy blog, you'll learn the important meaning of the "Sign of the Wolf and 2 babies" that was all around the city of Siena. We also discovered what my (Rob) mom's maiden name meant! We'll conclude with a couple of long distance pictures of this amazing city on a hill.
SIGN OF THE WOLF- Throughout Siena were symbols of a wolf with 2 babies. We were told that it signifies roman origins of a place. Traditional scholarship says the wolf-figure is Etruscan, 5th century
BC, with figures of Romulus and Remus added in the 15th century AD. The
Capitoline Wolf is a bronze sculpture of a she-wolf suckling twin human infants, inspired by the legend of the founding of Rome. According to the legend, when Numitor, grandfather of the twins
Romulus and Remus,
was overthrown by his brother Amulius, the usurper ordered the twins to
be cast into the Tiber River. They were rescued by a she-wolf who cared
for them until a herdsman, Faustulus, found and raised them.
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| This sign we saw in a convenient store! |
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| Rob at the hidden bathroom door! |
ROB'S MOM'S MAIDEN NAME MEANING FOUND! -
My (Rob) mom's maiden name is Tutela. I never knew that it had a
meaning until we went into a convenient store in Siena for a bottle of
water and saw a sign with "Tutela" on it!
I asked about it, and was told that "Tutela" means someone that cares for young children.
A HIDDEN BATHROOM! - We stopped for tea and a snack and had to use the restroom, but couldn't find it, although 2 people pointed to a certain part of the combination cafe/store. It turned out that the Doorway to the restroom was actually a false front and an active shelf with goods for sale on it.
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| Siena from a distance |
NEXT: Visiting the city of Monteriggioni
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| Maryellen and Tom on a side street |
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| Town hall tower from a distance |
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| Looking out from the top of the hill |
