person
Anaxarete
A highborn maiden of Salamis on Cyprus, of Teucer's line, whose pitiless scorn drove Iphis to suicide; Venus turned her to stone for watching his funeral unmoved.
Reading notes
- Metamorphoses §14.463 Anaxarete
A highborn maiden of Cyprus, descended from Teucer, whose pitiless disdain drives Iphis to hang himself at her door.