Moving from myth to history, (1761–1804) was a woman whose life challenged the racial and social norms of 18th-century England. The Doubleness of Dido - Stanford Humanities Center
: Legend says Dido requested only as much land from the local chieftain Iarbas as could be covered by an oxhide. She cleverly cut the hide into thin strips to encircle an entire hill, where she built her citadel.
: Born as a Phoenician princess, Dido fled her homeland of Tyre after her brother, King Pygmalion, murdered her husband, Sychaeus, to seize his wealth.