| ROMULUSANDREMUS | In mythology, the two founders of Rome (7,3,5) |
| REMUS | Legend says that the two founders of Rome were suckled by a she-wolf. The name of one of those brothers, Romulus, was the basis of the city's name. What was the other brother's name? |
| MARKS | One of the two founders in Leeds in 1884 of a (now international) retail chain, d. 1907 (5) |
| ROMULUS | One of the two legendary founders of Rome (7) |
| NEMEA | Ancient valley region of Argolis in the NE Peloponnese of Greece; in mythology, the home of a monstrous lion slain by Heracles (5) |
| MARTINIANDROSSI | Two of the three founders of the Distilleria Nazionale di Spirito di Vino |
| APOLLO | In mythology, the god of light, poetry, music, healing and prophecy; the son of Zeus and Leto (6) |
| AMBROSIA | In mythology, the food and drink of the gods (8) |
| EPIGONI | In mythology, the descendants of the 'Seven against Thebes' (7) |
| HERCULES | In mythology, the Roman equivalent of a hero known for performing 12 labours including slaying the Nemean lion (8) |
| ICARUS | In mythology, the son of labyrinth builder Daedalus who flew too close to the sun (6) |
| IRISH | In mythology, The Messenger, Hacketstown Leader and The Clare People (5) |
| CASTOR | In mythology, the twin of Pollux (6) |
| URANIA | In mythology, the Muse of astronomy (6) |
| NYMPHS | In mythology, the spirits of nature who appeared as young women (6) |
| SUMER | A founder of Rome raised in old region of Mesopotamia (5) |
| FIRSTPRINCIPLES | Basic assumptions made by founders of schools, say (5,10) |
| DAMOCLES | In mythology, the man Dionysius forced to sit under a sword suspended by a hair (8) |
| AENEAS | Founder of Rome |
| BARRYGIBB | One of the founders of the puzzle's title group; all the starred entries have the same "initials" |
