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Romulus and Remus Gossip

Romulus and Remus Gossip

Spotted... on Mount Olympus or Asgard. xoxo Gossip Shmoop

Romulus is the name of the home planet of the powerful Romulan Empire in the Star Trek universe. There's also a neighboring planet called Remus, whose population the Romulans enslaved.

We're guessing you already figured out that Remus Lupin, Harry Potter's werewolf friend, was named after the original wolf-suckled Remus.

The asteroid Sylvia has two moons: Romulus and Remus, named after our buddies and their mom. (Source.)

Check out this chilled-out Sufjan Stevens song called "Romulus."