▁in ▁anti qu ity ▁to ▁ev ince ▁some ▁connection ▁with ▁the ▁An cient ▁Greek ▁festival ▁of ▁the ▁Arc ad ian ▁Ly ka ia , ▁a ▁w olf ▁festival ▁( , ▁l ý k os ; ▁), ▁and ▁the ▁worship ▁of ▁Ly ca e an ▁Pan , ▁assumed ▁to ▁be ▁a ▁Greek ▁equivalent ▁to ▁Fa un us , ▁as ▁instit uted ▁by ▁Ev ander . ▁Justin ▁describes ▁a ▁cult ▁image ▁of ▁" the ▁Ly ca e an ▁god , ▁whom ▁the ▁Gree ks ▁call ▁Pan ▁and ▁the ▁Rom ans ▁Lu per cus ", ▁as ▁n ude , ▁save ▁for ▁a ▁go at sk in ▁g ird le . ▁It ▁stood ▁in ▁the ▁Lu per cal , ▁the ▁cave ▁where ▁tradition ▁held ▁that ▁Rom ulus ▁and ▁Rem us ▁were ▁su ck led ▁by ▁the ▁she - w olf ▁( L up a ). ▁The ▁cave ▁lay ▁at ▁the ▁foot ▁of ▁the ▁Pal at ine ▁Hill , ▁on ▁which ▁Rom ulus ▁was ▁thought ▁to ▁have ▁founded ▁Rome . ▁ ▁R ites ▁ ▁Loc ations ▁The ▁r ites ▁were ▁conf ined ▁to ▁the ▁Lu per cal ▁cave , ▁the ▁Pal at ine ▁Hill , ▁and ▁the ▁Forum , ▁all ▁of ▁which ▁were ▁central ▁locations ▁in ▁Rome ' s ▁foundation ▁myth . ▁Near ▁the ▁cave ▁stood ▁a ▁san ctu ary ▁of ▁Rum ina , ▁god dess ▁of ▁breast feed ing ; ▁and ▁the ▁wild ▁fig - tree ▁( F icus ▁Rum inal is ) ▁to ▁which ▁Rom ulus ▁and ▁Rem us ▁were ▁brought ▁by ▁the ▁divine ▁inter vention