Definitions for Tarpeia

Tarpeia Tar·pe·ia

Spelling: [tahr-pee-uh]
IPA: /tɑrˈpi ə/

Tarpeia is a 7 letter English word.

You can make 197 anagrams from letters in Tarpeia (aaeiprt).

Definitions for Tarpeia

noun

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

Examples for Tarpeia

And at last Tarpeia made a bargain, to betray her city to them.

Imagine the man smothered under stacks of perfumed notes, as Tarpeia was under the shields and bracelets!

As the first man came inside, Tarpeia stretched forth her hand for her price.

There was once a girl named Tarpeia, whose father was guard of the outer gate of the citadel of Rome.

Tarpeia used to see the Sabine soldiers when she went to draw water from the public well, for that was outside the gate.

Shall we be buried under them like Tarpeia under the Sabine shields?

Coming from the mouth of the perjured Tarpeia they were of course winged with point unmistakable.

Tarpeia alone is her rival in infamy, and the end of both was the same.

Tarpeia buried under the shields and bracelets wasn't in it with us!

They had fulfilled their promise, but in a way the treacherous Tarpeia did not expect.

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