Pygmalion of Tyre
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Pygmalion was king of Tyre from 831 to 785 BC and a son of King Mattan I.
Drawing of the Nora stele.
Dido
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In Greek and Roman mythology, Dido, also known as Elissa, was the legendary founder and first queen of the Phoenician city-state of Carthage.
Pygmalion of Tyre
…on Cyprus, Sardinia (see Nora Stone discussion below), and, according to tradition, Carthage. For the story surrounding the founding of Carthage, see Dido. The Latin spelling Pygmalion represents the Greek Pugmalíōn (Πυγμαλίων…
Dido and Aeneas, from a Roman fresco, Pompeian Third Style (10 BC – 45 AD), Pompeii, Italy
Dido, 1781 oil painting by Henry Fuseli
Dido seated on a throne attended by handmaiden, looking at the personification of Africa wearing an elephant hide. Aeneas' ship features in the background. Fresco in Pompeii
Dido, attributed to Christophe Cochet, formerly at the Marly and currently at the Louvre