Dido's curse

Dido's curse refers to the legendary punishment she foresaw for her love affair with Aeneas, which would bring tragedy to her descendants. In Virgil’s "Aeneid," Dido, the queen of Carthage, curses Aeneas’s future, claiming that his descendants will bring conflict between Carthage and Rome, ultimately leading to destruction and suffering. This curse symbolizes how personal passions and decisions can have long-lasting, widespread consequences, intertwining love, destiny, and political conflict. It highlights the idea that certain choices can set into motion events with tragic or far-reaching impacts beyond individual lives.