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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Example Sentences

Since 1954, when Maria Tallchief and Tanaquil LeClercq alternated in it, the Sugarplum has become a different character according to each important ballerina’s interpretation.

From New York Times • Dec. 28, 2015

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

The principal ballerina Tanaquil Le Clercq was both muse and wife to the legendary Russian choreographer George Balanchine when, at 27, she contracted polio.

From New York Times • May 30, 2012

Ballerina Tanaquil LeClercq entered, joined in the mirror work.

From Time Magazine Archive

The chapel contained relics of the kingly period, the wool, distaff, spindle, and slippers of Tanaquil, and brass clypea or medallions, made of money confiscated from Vitruvius Vaccus.

From Pagan and Christian Rome by Lanciani, Rodolfo Amedeo