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| In ancient Roman and Greek history, Dido was the queen of Carthage.
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| In Virgil's ''Aeneid'', Aeneas flees from Troy and is washed ashore of Cartharge. There, he meets Dido, the queen of Cartharge, who takes care of him. Due to the power of Venus/Aphrodite and Juno/Hero, Dido eventually falls in love with Aeneas. Dido had sworn that she would never give herself to a man again, but breaks this oath and sleeps with Aeneas. However, Jupiter/Zeus sends Mercury/Hermes to Aeneas, to make him remember his responsibilities - since he is destined to found Rome.
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| Aeneas then leaves Catharge and Dido commits suicide, using Aeneas' sword to stab herself. However, she swears revenge before she dies, thus causing later conflicts between Carthage and Rome.
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| So far the ancient story. The opera by Purcell and Tate uses a slightly different plot.
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| Source: ''Antike Mythen und ihre Rezeption''. Ein Lexikon. Hg. v. Lutz Walther. Leipzig 2003.
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Revision as of 10:06, 11 April 2013
Wonderful opera first performed in 1688-ish. Music by Henry Purcell and lyrics probably by Nahum Tate.