Pygmalion (also known as Pumayyaton) was king of Tyre from 820 to 774 BC and a son of King Mattan I (829-821 BC). Tyre (Arabic الصور aṣ-Ṣūr native Phoenician Ṣur, ) is an ancient Phoenician city in Lebanon on the coast of the Mediterranean Sea, about 23 miles, in a direct line, north of Acre, and 20 south of Sidon. ... Centuries: 10th century BC - 9th century BC - 8th century BC Decades: 870s BC 860s BC 850s BC 840s BC 830s BC - 820s BC - 810s BC 800s BC 790s BC 780s BC 770s BC Events and Trends 827 BC - Zhou xuan wang becomes King of the Zhou Dynasty of China. ... Centuries: 9th century BC - 8th century BC - 7th century BC Decades: 820s BC 810s BC 800s BC 790s BC 780s BC - 770s BC - 760s BC 750s BC 740s BC 730s BC 720s BC Events and Trends 778 BC - Agamestor, King of Athens dies after a reign of 17 years and...

During Pygmalion's reign, Tyre seems to have shifted the heart of its trading empire from the Middle East to the Mediterranean, as can be judged from the building of new colonies including Kition on Cyprus and, according to tradition, Carthage. For the story surrounding the founding of Carthage, see Dido. A map showing countries commonly considered to be part of the Middle East The Middle East is a region comprising the lands around the southern and eastern parts of the Mediterranean Sea, a territory that extends from the eastern Mediterranean Sea to the Persian Gulf. ... The Mediterranean Sea is an intercontinental sea positioned between Europe to the north, Africa to the south and Asia to the east, covering an approximate area of 2. ... Larnaca, or Larnaka, is a city on the southeast coast of Cyprus. ... A map of the central Mediterranean Sea, showing the location of Carthage (near modern Tunis). ... In Greek and Roman sources Elissa or Dido appears as the founder and first Queen of Carthage in Tunisia. ...

See also: Pygmalion (mythology), for the mythological figure by the same name; Pygmalion, for other uses of the name. Pygmalion and Galatea by Jean-Léon Gérôme (1824-1904) Pygmalion is a character from the Roman poet Ovid in the tenth book of his Metamorphoses. ... Pygmalion may refer to the following: Pygmalion, a king of Tyre, brother of Queen Dido of Carthage. ...