Belus (Tyre)

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Belus, also known as Belus II, was a legendary king of Tyre in Virgil's Aeneid and other Latin works. He was said to have been the father of Dido of Carthage, Pygmalion of Tyre, and Anna. The historical father of these figures was the king Mattan I, whose father was Baal-Eser II.

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