Tarantella Serpentine is a character in The Illuminatus! trilogy.

She is an Illuminati

Illuminati

The Illuminati is a name given to several groups, both real and fictitious. Historically the name refers to the Bavarian Illuminati, an Enlightenment-era secret society founded on May 1, 1776...

-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

Kama Sutra

The Kama Sutra is an ancient Indian Hindu text widely considered to be the standard work on human sexual behavior in Sanskrit literature written by Vātsyāyana. A portion of the work consists of practical advice on sexual intercourse. It is largely in prose, with many inserted anustubh poetry verses...

. She is later killed when the Illuminati destroy Drake's estate.