Tanaquil

American  

[tan-uh-kwil] / ˈtæn ə kwɪl /

noun

1. a legendary queen of Rome who prophesied the future greatness of Servius Tullius and helped him to gain the throne after the murder of her husband by a political faction.

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Tanaquil

Balanchine created Dewdrop on Tanaquil Le Clercq, a legendarily slender, long-limbed ballerina.

From New York Times ● Dec. 26, 2017

In 1956, tragedy struck there again: Balanchine’s wife Tanaquil LeClercq fell sick with polio.

From New York Times ● Jan. 20, 2016

Maria Konnikova recommends The Master’s Muse by Varley O'Connor Tanaquil LeClercq was the only one of George Balanchine's four wives—five, if you count his common-law marriage—who never wrote a memoir.

From Slate ● Nov. 28, 2012

Of course, there were a couple of ragtime movements that seemed normal enough, with Tanaquil LeClercq kicking up her bobby-soxed heels.

From Time Magazine Archive

This was especially manifested in his embroidered robes, which were the skilful work of Tanaquil the Spinner.

From Roman Women by Brittain, Alfred