Rhadamistus and Zenobia (Cyclopedia of Literary Characters)
At a glance:
- Author: Prosper Jolyotde Crébillon
- First Published: 1711
- Type of Work: Play
- Type of Plot: Tragedy
- Time of Work: c. 60
- Setting: Artanissa, the capital of Iberia
- Genres: Drama, Tragedy
- Subjects: Family or family life, Murder or homicide, Exile or expatriates, Marriage, Jealousy, envy, or resentment, Kings, queens, or royalty, Soldiers, Spain or Spanish people, First century, Monarchy
- Locales: Artanissa, Iberia
Characters Discussed
Rhadamistus (rah-dah-MIHS- tuhs), the king of Armenia, the son of Pharasmanes but reared by Mithridates as his own child. When Mithridates turns against him, Rhadamistus attacks his foster father’s kingdom, murders him, and, in a rage, throws his own bride Zenobia into a river, from which she is rescued without his knowledge. Later, as Roman envoy at the court of Pharasmanes, he learns that Zenobia is alive. He begs for and receives her forgiveness and is mortally wounded as he attempts to flee with her.
Zenobia (zee-NOH-bee-ah), also called...
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