Panthea
historical figure · 1 work · 3 mentions · 8 anchored passages
the lady · the woman · his wife · the beautiful Panthea · wife
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Wife of Abradatas whose fidelity, danger, and gratitude to Cyrus bring Abradatas into Cyrus's alliance.
Tell me, Panthea, said Abradatas when he heard this, what can I do to pay the debt of gratitude that you and I owe to Cyrus?
But when Araspas, thinking that he should thus further the attainment of his desires, threatened the woman that he would use force if she would not submit willingly, then in fear of outrage the lady no longer kept it secret but sent her eunuch to Cyrus with instructions to tell him the whole story.
When Panthea learned that Araspas had gone away, she sent word to Cyrus, saying: