Sychaeus

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Sychaeus is a wealthy Phoenician nobleman and priest of Hercules in Roman mythology, best known as the murdered husband of Queen Dido of Carthage.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Phoenician nobleman
character in Roman mythology
mythological figure
priest
afterlifeAppearance appears as a shade
alsoKnownAs Acerbas NERFINISHED
Sichaeus NERFINISHED
appearsIn Aeneid NERFINISHED
appearsInWorkBy Virgil NERFINISHED
appearsTo Dido NERFINISHED
associatedWithPlace Carthage NERFINISHED
communicatesWith Dido in a dream
connectedMyth foundation of Carthage
culture Phoenician tradition
Roman mythology NERFINISHED
deathLocation Tyre NERFINISHED
genre epic poetry
hasEthnicOrigin Phoenician NERFINISHED
hasOccupation priest
hasRole priest of Hercules
hasWealthType gold
treasure
influences Dido’s flight from Tyre NERFINISHED
isBestKnownFor being the murdered husband of Queen Dido of Carthage
isFrom Tyre NERFINISHED
isWealthy true
killedBy Pygmalion of Tyre NERFINISHED
languageContext Latin literature
mannerOfDeath murder
maritalStatus married to Dido at time of death
mentionedInBook Aeneid Book 1 NERFINISHED
murderMotive greed for his wealth
narrativeFunction catalyst for Dido’s exile
narrativeTheme betrayal for wealth
loyalty beyond death
relative Pygmalion of Tyre NERFINISHED
religiousAssociation Hercules NERFINISHED
religiousFunction officiant in the cult of Hercules
revealsInDream his murder by Pygmalion
location of hidden treasure
spouse Dido NERFINISHED
spouseTitleOf Queen of Carthage NERFINISHED
timePeriod legendary pre-Carthaginian era

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Dido spouse Sychaeus
Elissa spouse Sychaeus