Talk:Ilia Amitola/@comment-2601:180:4101:1F70:ACEA:DFB7:17F6:1D6D-20171217042450

I just realized something about Ilia’s name while looking up its meaning.

It turns out it has ties to Greek mythology. It’s another name for Rhea Silvia who was the mother of Romulus and Remus (the two children who were abandoned then raised by wolves) whose father was Mars (the god of war)

In comparison to our Ilia, her namesake connects with her in a way. She was left behind after her parents died (a reversal of how Romulus and Remus were abandoned by their mom, in this case one person was abandoned) and in a way she was born and raised in conflict (Mars being the god of war, while she grew up fighting to survive.) Allusions could also be made between how Romulus and Remus were raised by wolves and how Ilia lived outside the kingdoms just trying to survive.

Just something interesting I thought I’d share.