Tyrrheus
[ tahy-ree-uhs, tahy-ryoos ]
nounRoman Legend.
a shepherd. The killing of his tame stag by Ascanius was a cause of the war between Aeneas' Trojans and the people of Latium.
- Also Tyr·rhus [tahy-ruhs]. /ˈtaɪ rəs/.
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How to use Tyrrheus in a sentence
Now there was a stag, very stately, with exceeding great horns, which Tyrrheus and his children had brought up from a fawn.
Stories from Virgil | Alfred J. ChurchAnd Tyrrheus, who chanced to be splitting a tall oak with wedges, led the way, having a great axe in his hand.
Stories from Virgil | Alfred J. ChurchMessapus led the first line, and the sons of Tyrrheus the rear; and in the midst was Turnus.
Stories from Virgil | Alfred J. ChurchMessapus rules the foremost ranks, the sons of Tyrrheus the rear.
The Aeneid of Virgil | VirgilThere was a man in Latium named Tyrrheus, who held the office of royal herdsman.
Romulus, Makers of History | Jacob Abbott
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