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Dido (n.)
[pron: 'diydoh] Queen of Carthage who fell in love with Aeneas when he was shipwrecked on her shores; commanded by Jupiter, Aeneas left without seeing Dido again, and she killed herself on a funeral pyre
2H6 III.ii.117[Queen to King, of Ascanius] he to madding Dido would unfold / His father's acts
AC IV.xiv.53[Antony alone, as if to Cleopatra] Dido and her Aeneas shall want troops
Ham II.ii.445[Hamlet to First Player, of a speech] Aeneas' tale to Dido
MV V.i.10In such a night / Stood Dido with a willow in her hand / Upon the wild sea banks, and waft her love / To come again to Carthage
RJ II.iv.41[Mercutio to Benvolio, comparing Romeo's lady] Dido a dowdy
Tem II.i.78[Gonzalo to all, comparing Claribel's beauty] Not since widow Dido's time
Tit II.iii.22[Tamora to Aaron] conflict such as was supposed / The wand'ring prince and Dido once enjoyed
Tit V.iii.81[Marcus to Lucius, of their ancestor speaking] To lovesick Dido's sad-attending ear
TNK IV.iii.15[Daughter to all] in the next world will Dido see Palamon, and then will she be out of love with Aeneas
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