Pygmalion

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King of Tyre legendary figure mythological king

Pygmalion is a legendary king of Tyre in classical tradition, often associated with the story of Queen Dido (Elissa) and her flight to found Carthage.

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Predicate	Object
instanceOf	King of Tyre ⓘ legendary figure ⓘ mythological king ⓘ
appearsIn	Roman mythography ⓘ classical historiography about Phoenicia ⓘ
associatedWith	Carthage NERFINISHED ⓘ Tyre NERFINISHED ⓘ
causeOfConflict	greed for his brother-in-law’s wealth ⓘ
consequenceOfActions	Dido’s flight from Tyre NERFINISHED ⓘ foundation of Carthage by Dido ⓘ
country	Tyre NERFINISHED ⓘ
culture	Greco-Roman tradition ⓘ classical tradition ⓘ
disambiguation	distinct from Pygmalion the sculptor in Ovid’s Metamorphoses ⓘ
ethnicGroup	Phoenicians NERFINISHED ⓘ
fictionalStatus	semi-legendary ⓘ
gender	male ⓘ
genre	legend ⓘ
languageOfOrigin	Greek ⓘ Latin NERFINISHED ⓘ
narrativeRole	antagonist in the story of Dido ⓘ
notableFor	connection to the founding myth of Carthage ⓘ role in the legend of Queen Dido ⓘ
positionHeld	King of Tyre NERFINISHED ⓘ
realm	Phoenicia NERFINISHED ⓘ
relative	Dido NERFINISHED ⓘ Elissa NERFINISHED ⓘ
religion	ancient Phoenician religion (legendary context) ⓘ
roleInDidoMyth	murderer of Dido’s husband in many accounts ⓘ
sharesNameWith	Pygmalion the sculptor of Greek myth NERFINISHED ⓘ
sibling	Dido NERFINISHED ⓘ Elissa NERFINISHED ⓘ
sourceMention	Justin’s epitome of Pompeius Trogus NERFINISHED ⓘ later Roman literary tradition ⓘ
spouse	unnamed husband of Dido’s sister in some versions (as Dido’s brother-in-law) ⓘ
timePeriod	legendary early Phoenician era ⓘ

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

Metamorphōsēs → containsStory → Pygmalion ⓘ

Galatea from Greek mythology → createdBy → Pygmalion ⓘ

subject surface form: Galatea (statue)

Pygmalion and the Image series → mainSubject → Pygmalion ⓘ

Elissa → relative → Pygmalion ⓘ

Elissa → sibling → Pygmalion ⓘ

Galatea from Greek mythology → spouse → Pygmalion ⓘ

subject surface form: Galatea (statue)