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Definition of Turnus

Turnus
Turnus Tur"nus, n. [NL., fr. L. Turnus, the king of the Rutuli, mentioned in the [AE]neid.] (Zo["o]l.) A common, large, handsome, American swallowtail butterfly, now regarded as one of the forms of Papilio, or Jasoniades, glaucus. The wings are yellow, margined and barred with black, and with an orange-red spot near the posterior angle of the hind wings. Called also tiger swallowtail. See Illust. under Swallowtail.

Meaning of Turnus from wikipedia

- limited amount of information in historical sources about Turnus, some key details about Turnus and the Rutuli differ significantly from the account in...
- in Turnus' lodging. Tarquin called together the Latin leaders, and accused Turnus of plotting a coup. The Latin leaders accompanied Tarquin to Turnus' lodging...
- is proposed between Aeneas and Turnus, but Aeneas is so obviously superior to Turnus that the Rutuli, urged on by Turnus' divine sister, Juturna—who in...
- Turnu Măgurele (Romanian pronunciation: [ˌturnu məɡuˈrele]) is a city in Teleorman County, Romania, in the historical region of Muntenia. Developed nearby...
- and Turnus over which of them would marry Lavinia. When Aeneas asks for Lavinia's hand, Amata objects, because she has already been promised to Turnus, the...
- Drobeta-Turnu Severin (Romanian pronunciation: [droˈbeta ˈturnu seveˈrin] ), colloquially Severin, is a city in Mehedinți County, Oltenia, Romania, on...
- Turnu Roșu (German: Rothenturm; Hungarian: Vöröstorony) is a commune located in Sibiu County, Transylvania, Romania. It is composed of two villages, Sebeșu...
- goddess sends Erinys Telphousia, who inhabits first Amata and then visit Turnus. Turnus sees a dream in which his ****ure bride chooses Aeneas as her fiancé...
- Turris Turnu Măgurele may refer to: CS Dunărea Turris Turnu Măgurele, a dissolved football club in Turnu Măgurele, Romania AFC Turris-Oltul Turnu Măgurele...
- meeting, Turnus Herdonius inveighed against Tarquin's arrogance, and warned his countrymen against trusting the Roman king. Tarquin then bribed Turnus' servant...