Tanaquil
From LSJ
Ὅστις γὰρ ἐν πολλοῖσιν ὡς ἐγὼ κακοῖς ζῇ, πῶς ὅδ' Οὐχὶ κατθανὼν κέρδος φέρει; → For one who lives amidst such evils as I do, how could it not be best to die?
Latin > English (Lewis & Short)
Tănăquil: īlis, f.,
I the proud, imperious wife of the elder Tarquin, Liv. 1, 34; Plin. 36, 27, 70, § 204.—Hence, as an appellative, for a domineering, ambitious woman, Juv. 6, 566; Aus. Ep. 23, 31.
Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)
Tănăquīl,¹³ īlis, f., femme de Tarquin l’Ancien : Liv. 1, 34, ’ || [fig.] femme ambitieuse : Juv. 6, 566 ; Aus. Ep. 23, 31.
Latin > German (Georges)
Tanaquīl, īlis, f., die stolze Gemahlin des römischen Königs Tarquinius Priskus, Liv. 1, 34. – appellat., von einer herrschsüchtigen Gattin, Iuven. 6, 565. Auson. epist. 23, 31. p. 187, 1 Schenkl.
