Pygmalion of Tyre
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Pygmalion of Tyre was a legendary king of Tyre in classical tradition, chiefly known as the cruel brother of Queen Dido whose greed and treachery drove her to flee and found Carthage.
Statements (34)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
character in classical literature
ⓘ
legendary king ⓘ mythological figure ⓘ |
| appearsIn |
Roman literary tradition
ⓘ
classical mythology ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Carthage
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Queen Dido NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| causeOf |
Dido’s exile
ⓘ
Dido’s founding of Carthage ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Tyre NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| culture |
Phoenician
ⓘ
Punic ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| hasLegendaryStatus | true ⓘ |
| knownFor |
association with the founding legend of Carthage
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causing Dido’s flight from Tyre ⓘ greed ⓘ treachery ⓘ |
| languageOfContext | Phoenician NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfReception | Latin ⓘ |
| moralCharacteristic |
avaricious
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treacherous ⓘ |
| mythType | foundation myth character ⓘ |
| narrativeRole | cruel brother of Dido ⓘ |
| notableRelative | Dido NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
Carthaginian foundation myth
ⓘ
Phoenician legendary history ⓘ |
| placeOfRule | Tyre NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionHeld | King of Tyre ⓘ |
| relative | Dido NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| roleInMythology | antagonist to Dido ⓘ |
| sibling | Dido NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timePeriod | legendary era of early Phoenician kings ⓘ |
| tradition | classical tradition ⓘ |
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