Anaxarete

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Iphis and Anaxarete illustration by Virgil Solis

In Greek mythology, Anaxarete was a Cypriot maiden who refused the advances of a shepherd named Iphis. He cried in despair and killed himself on her doorstep, but Anaxarete was still unmoved, so Aphrodite turned her to stone.[1]

References

  1. ^ "Ovid, The Metamorphoses Bk XIV:698-771 Anaxarete and Iphis". Retrieved on 2007-08-18.

Reference: Ovid XIV, 698.

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