La lupa is Italian for "the she-wolf", a female wolf. La lupa can refer to the mythological she-wolf that suckled

Romulus and Remus In Roman mythology, Romulus and Remus (, ) are twin brothers whose story tells of the events that led to the founding of the city of Rome and the Roman Kingdom by Romulus, following his fratricide of Remus. The image of a she-wolf suckling the ...

and became a symbol of the city of Rome. La lupa Capitolina is the Italian name of the

Capitoline Wolf The Capitoline Wolf (Italian: ''Lupa Capitolina'') is a bronze sculpture depicting a scene from the legend of the founding of Rome. The sculpture shows a she-wolf suckling the mythical twin founders of Rome, Romulus and Remus. According to the ...

, the famous statue of the mythical she-wolf in the National Museum of Rome. __NOTOC__

Films

* ''La lupa'', a 1953 film adaptation by

Alberto Lattuada Alberto Lattuada (; 13 November 1914 – 3 July 2005) was an Italian film director. Career Lattuada was born in Vaprio d'Adda, the son of composer Felice Lattuada. He was initially interested in literature, becoming, while still a student, a mem ...

of Giovanni Verga's short story * ''La lupa'', a 1955 film by Luis Lucia * ''La lupa'', a 1996 film adaptation by Gabriele Lavia of Giovanni Verga's short story ** ''La Lupa'', a 1996 soundtrack album by

Ennio Morricone Ennio Morricone (; 10 November 19286 July 2020) was an Italian composer, orchestrator, conductor, and trumpeter who wrote music in a wide range of styles. With more than 400 scores for cinema and television, as well as more than 100 classica ...

, and its theme track * ''

La lupa mannara ''Werewolf Woman'' ( it, La lupa mannara) is a 1976 Italian horror film directed by Rino Di Silvestro. Plot When Daniella Neseri was a child, she was raped. The trauma from this has stunted her emotional growth and sexuality, so much so that she ...

'', a 1976 Italian film

Literature and media

* ''La Lupa'' (magazine), an early fascist magazine founded by

Paolo Orano Paolo Orano (15 June 1875 – 7 April 1945) was an Italian psychologist, politician and writer. Orano began his political career as a revolutionary syndicalist in Italian Socialist Party. He later became a leading figure within the National Fasci ...

* ''La Lupa'' (story), a short story by Giovanni Verga *

La Lupa (Swiss singer) La Lupa is a Swiss singer and performer known in the Alps region for her eclectic stage performances while wearing colorful, eccentric costumes. Biography She was born Maryli Maura Marconi in the Onsernone valley in the canton of Ticino, on ...

, artist

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Acca Larentia Acca Larentia or Acca Larentina was a mythical woman, later goddess of fertility, in Roman mythology whose festival, the Larentalia, was celebrated on December 23. Myths Foster mother In one mythological tradition (that of ...

(Roman mythology), the adopted mother of Romulus and Remus, and by some accounts a prostitute ("lupa") * A nickname of Anna Magnani, Italian stage and film actress

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