Thes´pis. A Greek poet of Attica, supposed to be the inventor of tragedy, B.C. 536. He went from place to place upon a cart, on which he gave performances. Hence the term “Thespians” as applied to wandering actors.
The´tis. A sea deity, daughter of Nereus and Doris. She married Peleus, their son being Achilles, whom she plunged into the Styx, thus rendering him invulnerable in every part of his body except the heel by which she held him.
This´be. A beautiful girl of Babylon, beloved by Pyramus.
Thrasybu´lus. A famous general of Athens, who, with the help of a few associates, expelled the Thirty Tyrants, B.C. 401. He was sent with a powerful fleet to recover the Athenian power on the coast of Asia, and after gaining many advantages, was killed by the people of Aspendos.
Thucid´ydes. A celebrated Greek historian born at Athens. He wrote a history of the events connected with the Peloponnesian war. He died at Athens in his eightieth year, B.C. 391.
Tibe´rius, Clau´dius Ne´ro. A Roman emperor descended from the Claudii. In his early years he entertained the people with magnificent shows and gladiatorial exhibitions, which made him popular. At a later period of his life he retired to the island of Capreæ, where he indulged in vice and debauchery. He died aged seventy-eight, after a reign of twenty-two years.
Tibul´lus, Au´lus Al´bius. A Roman knight celebrated for his poetical compositions. His favorite occupation was writing love poems. Four books of elegies are all that remain of his compositions.
Timo´leon. A celebrated Corinthian, son of Timodemus and Demariste. When the Syracusans, oppressed with the tyranny of Dionysius the Younger, solicited aid from the Corinthians, Timoleon sailed for Syracuse with a small fleet. He was successful in the expedition, and Dionysius gave himself up as a prisoner. Timoleon died at Syracuse, amidst universal regret.
Ti´mons. A native of Athens, called the Misanthrope from his aversion to mankind. He is the hero of Shakspeare’s play of “Timon of Athens” in which his churlish character is powerfully delineated.
Timo´theus. A famous musician in the time of Alexander the Great. Dryden names him in his well-known ode, “Alexander’s Feast.”