Dido, Queen of Carthage (play) city. Aeneas was on his way to Italy, but is now lost in a storm. Jupiter tells her not to worry; he will quiet the storm. Venus travels to Libya, where she disguises herself as a mortal and meets Aeneas, who has arrived, lost, on the coast. He and a few followers have become separated from their comrades. He recognises her, but she denies her identity. She helps him meet up with Illioneus, Sergestus and Cloanthes, other surviving Trojans who have already received generous hospitality from the local ruler Dido, Queen of Carthage. Dido meets Aeneas and promises to supply
HMS Dido (1836) HMS Dido (1836) HMS "Dido" was an 18-gun built for the Royal Navy during the 1830s. "Dido" had a length at the gundeck of and at the keel. She had a beam of , a draught of and a depth of hold of . The ship's tonnage was 734 tons burthen. The "Daphne" class was armed with eighteen 32-pounder cannon. The ships had a crew of 145 officers and ratings that later increased to 175. "Dido", the second ship of her name to serve in the Royal Navy, was ordered on 26 February 1834, Designed by Symonds, laid down in