In Coriolanus, what is the name of Coriolanus's mother?

In Shakespeare’s Coriolanus, Volumnia is the name of Coriolanus’s mother. She is one of the play’s most powerful characters, shaping her son Caius Martius from childhood into a celebrated but inflexible Roman warrior.

Volumnia values military courage above comfort and openly takes pride in Coriolanus’s wounds and victories. She urges him to seek the consulship, yet she also understands how his pride and bluntness have damaged his political prospects. When the Roman people banish him, Coriolanus joins the Volscians and threatens Rome.

The play’s climax depends on Volumnia’s influence. She travels to the Volscian camp with Virgilia, Coriolanus’s wife, and other Roman women. Her appeal persuades her son to abandon the attack, saving Rome and earning her public honor. Readers sometimes confuse Volumnia with Virgilia, but Virgilia is Coriolanus’s wife, not his mother. Shakespeare’s name differs from some ancient traditions, which associate the mother with Veturia, but Volumnia is the canonical answer for the play.