Elissar
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Elissar is the legendary Phoenician queen and founder of the ancient city of Carthage, often identified with the figure of Dido in classical mythology.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Phoenician person
ⓘ
founder of a city ⓘ legendary queen ⓘ mythological figure ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Alyssa
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Dido NERFINISHED ⓘ Elissa NERFINISHED ⓘ Queen Dido NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithAuthor | Virgil NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithPlace |
Carthage
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Tyre NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithRegion |
Levant
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
North Africa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithWork | Aeneid NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | suicide ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Phoenicia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| culture |
Phoenician mythology
ⓘ
Punic tradition ⓘ |
| depictedAs |
chaste widow loyal to her first husband in some traditions
ⓘ
lover of Aeneas in Roman epic tradition ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Phoenicians NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| father |
Belus of Tyre
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Mutto NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| founderOf |
Carthage
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Qart Hadasht NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| gender | female ⓘ |
| hasLegend |
flight from Tyre after husband’s murder
ⓘ
purchase of land for Carthage with an oxhide trick ⓘ |
| influenced | later Roman views of Carthage ⓘ |
| knownFor |
being identified with Dido
ⓘ
founding Carthage ⓘ |
| languageOfName | Phoenician NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mannerOfDeath | self-immolation ⓘ |
| mythologicalTradition |
Greco-Roman mythology
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Phoenician legend ⓘ |
| narrativeRole |
founder-queen of Carthage
ⓘ
tragic heroine ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
queen of Carthage
ⓘ
queen of Tyre ⓘ |
| relative | Pygmalion of Tyre NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | ancient Semitic religion ⓘ |
| residence |
Carthage
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Tyre NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sibling | Pygmalion of Tyre NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spouse |
Acerbas
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Sychaeus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timePeriod | early first millennium BCE ⓘ |
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