Xenophon of Ephesus, An Ephesian Tale 2.7.4 · 2.7.4
Anthia must go to Syria
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Ὡς οὖν ταῦτα ἔγνω ἡ Ἄνθεια καὶ ὅτι εἰς Συρίαν ἀναχθήσεται μετὰ Μαντοῦς, δυνηθεῖσα εἰσελθεῖν εἰς τὸ δεσμωτήριον, περιπλεξαμένη τῷ Ἁβροκόμῃ δέσποτα εἶπεν, εἰς Συρίαν ἄγομαι δῶρον δοθεῖσα τῇ Μαντοῖ καὶ εἰς χεῖρας τῆς ζηλοτυπούσης ἄγομαι·
So when Anthia learned this, and that she would be taken to Syria with Manto, she managed to get into the prison, put her arms around Habrocomes and said: "Master, I am being taken to Syria, given as a gift to Manto; I am being taken into the hands of the jealous woman."
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The setting
Book 2, chapter 7. Anthia learns that Apsyrtus has given her to Manto.
A note on this passage
Anthia calls the chained slave δέσποτα, "master." Apsyrtus used the same word when he accused Habrocomes of outraging "your masters" (δεσπότας, 2.6.1), and the two lovers used it when they begged the pirate Corymbus for their lives (ὦ δέσποτα, 1.13.6). Anthia has given it to Habrocomes before, calling him "master of my soul" (2.4.5).
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