Tyrrheus

American  

[tahy-ree-uhs, tahy-ryoos] / ˈtaɪ ri əs, ˈtaɪ ryus /

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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Example Sentences

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

Forth from his work ran Tyrrheus, who an oak Was cleaving with the wedge, and cheered the band.

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

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

From The Aeneid English by Virgil

There was a man in Latium named Tyrrheus, who held the office of royal herdsman.

From Romulus Makers of History by Abbott, Jacob

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