Xenophon of Ephesus, An Ephesian Tale 2.7.3 · 2.7.3
Anthia is given to Manto
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Ὡς δὲ ἤδη παρεσκευάζοντο εἰς Συρίαν ἀπιέναι, προύπεμψεν ὁ Ἄψυρτος τὴν θυγατέρα μετὰ δώρων πολλῶν, ἐσθῆτάς τε Βαβυλωνίας καὶ χρυσὸν ἄφθονον καὶ ἄργυρον ἐδίδου· ἐδωρήσατο δὲ τῇ θυγατρὶ Μαντοῖ τὴν Ἄνθειαν καὶ τὴν Ῥόδην καὶ τὸν Λεύκωνα.
When they were now getting ready to leave for Syria, Apsyrtus sent his daughter off with many gifts: he gave Babylonian clothes, plenty of gold, and silver. And to his daughter Manto he gave Anthia, Rhode and Leucon as gifts.
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The setting
Book 2, chapter 7. After the wedding, Manto and her husband Moeris are to leave Tyre for his home in Syria.
A note on this passage
Babylon was famous for its woven cloth, and a Babylonian canopy hung over the bed in Anthia's own bridal chamber at Ephesus (1.8.2). Now Babylonian clothes go with Manto to her marriage, and Anthia goes with them. The verb ἐδωρήσατο, "he gave as a gift," puts her among the presents, named after the gold and silver.
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