Camilla, (1) a virgin queen of the Volsci, one of the heroines in
the "Æneid," noted for her preter
natural fleetness on the racecourse,
and her grace; (2) also a sister of the
Horatii (
q. v.), killed
by her brother because she wept at the death of her affiancé, one of the
Curiatii (
q. v.), whom the Horatii slew.