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Tyrrheus

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[tahy-ree-uhs, tahy-ryoos] / ˈtaɪ ri əs, ˈtaɪ rjus /
Also Tyrrhus

noun

Roman Legend.
  1. a shepherd. The killing of his tame stag by Ascanius was a cause of the war between Aeneas' Trojans and the people of Latium.


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The stag, beautiful and high-antlered, was stolen from his mother's udder and bred by Tyrrheus' boys and their father Tyrrheus, master of the royal herds, and ranger of the plain.

From The Aeneid of Virgil by Virgil

Brave Messapus leads The van, the sons of Tyrrheus close the rear, And Turnus in mid column shakes his spear.

From The Æneid of Virgil Translated into English Verse by E. Fairfax Taylor by Taylor, Edward Fairfax

Messapus rules the foremost ranks, the sons of Tyrrheus the rear.

From The Aeneid of Virgil by Virgil

They went out and aroused the neighboring peasantry, who very easily caught the spirit of resentment and revenge which burned in the bosoms of Tyrrheus and his sons.

From Romulus Makers of History by Abbott, Jacob

Messapus leads the van; and, in the rear, The sons of Tyrrheus in bright arms appear.

From The Aeneid English by Virgil

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