Xenophon of Ephesus, An Ephesian Tale 2.9.3 · 2.9.3
Anthia is given to the goatherd
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Μεταπέμπεται δὲ τὸν αἰπόλον, Λάμπωνα τοὔνομα, καὶ παραδίδωσι τὴν Ἄνθειαν καὶ κελεύει γυναῖκα ἔχειν, καὶ ἐὰν ἀπειθῇ προσέταξε βιάζεσθαι.
She sent for the goatherd, Lampon by name, handed Anthia over to him and ordered him to have her as his wife; and if she disobeyed, she told him to use force.
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Book 2, chapter 9. Manto carries out her plan for Anthia.
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Anthia is Manto's slave now, a gift from Apsyrtus (2.7.3), and Manto can give her to whomever she likes. The order has two parts: Lampon is to have Anthia as his wife, and if she will not obey, he is to use force. When Manto writes to her father later, she tells it another way: Anthia "did much harm," so "we ordered her to live in the country" (2.12.1).
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