Neptune (mythology) to. Poseidon on the other hand underwent the process of becoming the main god of the sea at a much earlier time, as is shown in the Iliad. In the earlier times it was the god Portunus or Fortunus who was thanked for naval victories, but Neptune supplanted him in this role by at least the first century BC when Sextus Pompeius called himself "son of Neptune." For a time he was paired with Salacia, the goddess of the salt water. Neptune was also considered the legendary progenitor god of a Latin stock, the Faliscans, who called themselves "Neptunia proles".
She-wolf (Roman mythology) be attested to prior to the Renaissance. However, depictions of a she-wolf and twins are common in the city and some can be dated earlier. The she-wolf and twins appeared on what may have been the earliest silver coin ever minted in Rome. The Lupercalia was a very ancient festival even during Roman times. Roman historians speculated as to its origins. It may be associated with the god Lupercus, the god of shepherds and protector of flocks. Some historians link it to the she-wolf and the Lupercal. She-wolf (Roman mythology) In the Roman foundation myth, it was a she-wolf that