Tyrrheus

[ tahy-ree-uhs, tahy-ryoos ]

nounRoman 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.

  • 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. Church
  • And 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. Church
  • Messapus led the first line, and the sons of Tyrrheus the rear; and in the midst was Turnus.

    Stories from Virgil | Alfred J. Church
  • Messapus rules the foremost ranks, the sons of Tyrrheus the rear.

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