Dido married Sychaeus, a wealthy priest of Hercules in Tyre. After Pygmalion murdered him, Sychaeus's ghost appeared to Dido in a dream, revealing his hidden treasure and urging her to flee.
Pygmalion secretly murdered his brother-in-law Sychaeus at the altar, driven by greed for the priest's vast wealth. This sacrilegious act drove Dido to flee Tyre and ultimately found Carthage.
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