Dictionary of Phrase and Fable—T

Tarantula

This word is derived from Taranto the city, or from Thara the river in Apulia, in the vicinity of which the venomous hairy spiders abound. (Kircher: De Arte Mag.)

Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894
Tarentella
Tarantism
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