Barce, nurse of Dido.
Iopas, a Carthaginian minstrel.
Iarbas, a Moorish prince, suitor for the hand of Dido.
Juno, queen of Jupiter and protectress of the Carthaginians, hostile to Troy.
Venus, the goddess of love, mother of Æneas, and protectress of the Trojans.
Cupid, son of Venus, god of love.
Mercury, the messenger of Jupiter.
Maidens, Courtiers, Soldiers, Attendants, Servants, etc., in Dido’s train.
Nobles, Sailors, etc., in the band of Æneas.