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Belus II - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
For other individuals with this name, see Belus. Belus II is in Virgil's Aeneid (and some later works) the king of Tyre and father of Dido, Pygmalion of Tyre, and Anna. As such this Belus is to be equ...
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Belus in Latin or Belos in Greek transliteration is one of People and deities Ba‘al: a title ("lord") in northwest Semitic languages, often applied to particular gods. Bel: a title ("lord") in Akkadian, especially applied to the Babylonian god Marduk but also...
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Return to DANFS Index Return to Naval Historical Center homepage DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY -- NAVAL HISTORICAL CENTER 805 KIDDER BREESE SE -- WASHINGTON NAVY YARD WASHINGTON DC 20374-5060 The second Belusan (IX 187)--a tanker built in 1920 at Kiel, Belusan was assigned to the Service Force,
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Virgil's back-references in his Aeneid generally agree with what Justin recorded. Virgil names Dido's father as Belus, this Belus sometimes being called Belus II by later commentators to distinguish him from Belus son of Poseidon and Libya in Virgil names Dido's father as Belus,
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Virgil names Dido's father as Belus, this Belus sometimes being called Belus II by later commentators to distinguish him from Belus son of Poseidon and Libya in earlier Greek mythology. If the story of Elissa/Dido has a factual basis and is synchronized properly with history then this Belus stands for Mattan I who was...
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Belus Belus , in Greek myth, king of Egypt, son of Poseidon and of Libya or Eurynomē, twin-brother of Agenor , father of Aegyptus and Danaus Results for Belus Belus, in Greek myth, king of Egypt, son of Poseidon and of Libya or Eurynomē, twin-brother of Agenor, father of Aegyptus and Danaus.
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Belus in Latin or Belos in accurate Greek transliteration is one of: Belus II. See Dido. In Virgil's Aeneid (and some later works) he is king of Tyre and father of Dido, Pygmalion of Tyre, and Anna. As such this Belus is to be equated with the historical King of Tyre.
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[edit] Book II Containing The Interval Of Sixty-Nine Years. From The Death Of Herod Till Vespasian Was Sent To Subdue The Jews By Nero. Archelaus Makes A Funeral Feast For The People, On The Account Of Herod. After Which A Great Tumult Is Raised By The Multitude And He Sends The Soldiers Out Upon Them,
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III.-THE FAMILY OF INACHUS (BELUS). Book II., Chaps. I.-VIII. Argus of the many eyes, 2.1.1. Io's wanderings, 2.1.2-4. Her great-grandsons Agenor (compare 3.1.1-7) and Belus, 2.1.4. Belus's offspring: Danaus and Egyptus,
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According to Justin, Princess Elissar was the daughter of King Matten or Muttoial of Tyre (Belus II of classical literature). After his death, the throne was jointly bequeathed to her and her brother, Pygmalian. She was married to her uncle Acherbas (Sychaeus of classical literature), High Priest of Melqart and a man of...
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