Acerbas
E481165
Tyrian priest
character in Roman mythology
character in classical literature
mythological figure
priest
Acerbas, also known as Sychaeus, is a wealthy Tyrian priest in classical mythology whose murder leads his wife Dido to flee and ultimately found Carthage.
Statements (42)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Tyrian priest
ⓘ
character in Roman mythology ⓘ character in classical literature ⓘ mythological figure ⓘ priest ⓘ |
| afterlifeStatus | shade in the underworld ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Sychaeus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appearsInWorkBy | Virgil NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Carthage
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Dido NERFINISHED ⓘ Tyre NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | murder ⓘ |
| characterIn |
Aeneid
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Roman myth of the founding of Carthage ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Tyre NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| culture |
Phoenician
ⓘ
Roman ⓘ |
| deathMotivates |
Dido’s exile
ⓘ
foundation myth of Carthage ⓘ |
| ethnicOrigin | Tyrian ⓘ |
| genre | epic mythology ⓘ |
| hasNameInGreek | Sychaios NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasNameInLatin | Sychaeus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasWealthStatus | wealthy ⓘ |
| influencesEvent |
Dido’s decision to flee Tyre
ⓘ
legendary founding of Carthage by Dido ⓘ |
| killedBy | Pygmalion of Tyre NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfTradition |
Greek literature
ⓘ
Latin literature ⓘ |
| maritalStatus | married ⓘ |
| mythologicalEra | legendary age of Phoenician expansion ⓘ |
| narrativeFunction | tragic catalyst for Dido’s story ⓘ |
| narrativeRole | murdered husband whose death motivates Dido’s flight ⓘ |
| notableFor |
being a wealthy priest of Tyre
ⓘ
being the husband of Dido ⓘ his murder leading to Dido’s flight from Tyre ⓘ his role in the legendary founding of Carthage ⓘ |
| occupation | priest ⓘ |
| relativeByMarriage | Pygmalion of Tyre NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | Phoenician religion NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| roleInAeneid | shade encountered by Aeneas in the underworld ⓘ |
| spouse | Dido NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.