Tarchetius
Sign in to saveTarchetius () was a mythical king of the Albans, who in some traditions is connected with Romulus and Remus, the founders of Rome. He was described as lawless and cruel. His story is described by Plutarch in his work Romulus.
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It sits within the topics 8th-century BC deaths, 8th century BC in the Roman Kingdom and Kings of Alba Longa.
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Tarchetius () was a mythical king of the Albans, who in some traditions is connected with Romulus and Remus, the founders of Rome. He was described as lawless and cruel. His story is described by Plutarch in his work Romulus.
During his reign, he was visited by a strange phantom in his house, namely, a phallus rose out of the hearth and remained there for many days. An oracle of Tethys in Tuscany declared that a virgin must have intercourse with this phantom and would give birth to a son remarkable for his valor, strength, and good fortune.
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