However, she refused all my offers, induced Cyrus to remove me from my office near her, and to accept her husband Abradatas as an ally.

When her handsome husband went out to the war, this high-minded, faithful woman decked him out with all her own jewels and told him that the noble conduct of Cyrus, in treating her like a sister, when she was his captive, could only be repaid by the most devoted friendship and heroic courage.

Abradatas agreed with her, fought for Cyrus like a lion, and fell.

Panthea killed herself by his dead body.

Her servants, on hearing of this, put an end to their own lives too at the grave of this best of mistresses.