What happened to Dido’s (first) husband?

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The question asks: What happened to Dido’s (first) husband?

Option 1: 'Jupiter struck him with a lightning bolt' — This is not part of the Dido-Sychaeus story. Divine interventions of that exact form are not used to explain the fate of her first husband in the common versions of the myth, so this is inaccurate.

Option 2: 'The earth swallowed him up' — This is a scene sometimes seen in mythologies to describe dramatic fates, but it does not match the Dido-Sychaeus narrative, where the husband’s death is attributed to human action rather than a geologic event. This makes the option incorrect.

Option 3: 'Dido’s brother killed him' — This aligns with the well-known account in which Dido’s brother Pygmalion murders Sychaeus, Dido’s husband, to seize his wealth. This is the historically cited motive and event in the legend.

Option 4: 'Dido and Aeneas killed him' — The love story between Dido and Aeneas is central to the founding of Carthage, but it does not involve them killing her first husband. This mixes up timelines and actions and is not supported by the traditional narrative.

Option 5: 'Nothing; he’s fine' — This contradicts the core myth and is inconsistent with the established plot in which Sychaeus is killed, making this option clearly false.

In summary, option 3 matches the traditional tale where Dido’s brother, Pygmalion, kills Sychaeus to gain control of his wealth, which sets off the subsequent events in the legend. The other options introduce elements (divine lightning, earth swallowing, Dido/Aeneas involvement, or the husband’s continued survival) that do not fit the canonical storyline. Each incorrect choice either attributes an implausible fate to the husband or contradicts the well-known sequence of events in the myth.}

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What happened to Dido’s (first) husband?

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