Tarpeia

[tahr-pee-uh]

noun Classical Mythology.

a vestal virgin who betrayed Rome to the Sabines and was crushed under their shields when she claimed a reward.

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Historical Examples of tarpeia

Tarpeia alone is her rival in infamy, and the end of both was the same.
Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 65, No. 399, January 1849
Various
And at last Tarpeia made a bargain, to betray her city to them.
How to Tell Stories to Children
Sara Cone Bryant
Tarpeia buried under the shields and bracelets wasn't in it with us!
The Brightener
C. N. Williamson
Shall we be buried under them like Tarpeia under the Sabine shields?
On Books and the Housing of Them
William Ewart Gladstone
They had fulfilled their promise, but in a way the treacherous Tarpeia did not expect.
The King's Cup-Bearer
Amy Catherine Walton

British Dictionary definitions for tarpeia

Tarpeia

noun

(in Roman legend) a vestal virgin, who betrayed Rome to the Sabines and was killed by them when she requested a reward

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