Ugolino

Ugolino

when his children die of starvation in prison, he devours them. [Ital. Poetry: Inferno]See: Cannibalism

Ugolino

treacherous 13th-century count of Pisa, imprisoned and starved to death with his sons and grandsons. [Ital. Poetry: Inferno]See: Imprisonment

Ugolino

13th-century count of Pisa who treacherously deserted his own party and then twice joined the enemies of his own city. [Ital. Hist.: Brewer Dictionary, 921]See: Treachery