Pyramus and Thisbe
[ pir-uh-muh s ]
/ ˈpɪr ə məs /
plural noun Classical Mythology.
two young lovers of Babylon who held conversations clandestinely, and in defiance of their parents, through a crack in a wall. On believing Thisbe dead, Pyramus killed himself. When Thisbe discovered his body she committed suicide.
British Dictionary definitions for pyramus and thisbe
Pyramus and Thisbe
/ (ˈpɪrəməs, ˈθɪzbɪ) /
noun
(in Greek legend) two lovers of Babylon: Pyramus, wrongly supposing Thisbe to be dead, killed himself and she, encountering him in his death throes, did the same