Tarantella (character)

Tarantella (character)

Tarantella Serpentine is a character in The Illuminatus! trilogy.

She is an Illuminati-trained prostitute who sleeps with George Dorn at Robert Putney Drake's estate. Her character is meant to reflect the common belief that the Illuminati know arcane sexual techniques not otherwise mentioned in the Kama Sutra. She is later killed when the Illuminati destroy Drake's estate. Fact|date=June 2007


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