Tags: Mythological Figure.
In Greek mythology Anaxarete was a Cypriot maiden who refused the advances of a shepherd named Iphis. His advances were described by Ovid in the following paragraph:“Now he would confess his sorry love to her nurse asking her not to be hard on him by the hopes she had for her darling. At other times he flattered each of her many attendants with enticing words seeking their favourable disposition. Often he gave them messages to carry to her in the form of fawning letters.
