All 4 Uses of
perfidy
in
The Aeneid
- With such deceits he gain'd their easy hearts, Too prone to credit his perfidious arts.†
Book 2perfidious = not trustworthy (prone to intentional betrayal)
- At length she finds the dear perfidious man; Prevents his form'd excuse, and thus began: "Base and ungrateful!†
Book 4
- But do not you my last request deny; With yon perfidious man your int'rest try, And bring me news, if I must live or die.†
Book 4 *
- When all th' united states of Greece combin'd, To purge the world of the perfidious kind, Then was your time to fear the Trojan fate: Your quarrels and complaints are now too late.†
Book 10
Definition:
an act of deliberate betrayal; or such behavior