Cleopatra · Character
Amenemhat
A noble of the old Egyptian faith whose spirit returns from death to urge his son toward vengeance and the recovery of a lost throne.
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Also known as Noble Amenemhat
First appearance: Of the Birth of Harmachis; The Prophecy of the Hathors; and the Slaying of the Innocent Child
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High Priest of the Temple of Sethi and father of Harmachis, who hides the prophecy and later adopts Harmachis.
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Amenemhat belongs to the vanished order of native Egyptian nobles who once served the Pharaohs and now chafe under Ptolemaic and Roman rule. His bond with Harmachis is both paternal and prophetic: he appears in visions,…
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- Egyptian loyalists and Romans
- Protagonist
- Minor characters and deities
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Story tension across the book — this chapter sits in Exposition.
- Setup
- Escalation
- Breaking point
- Aftermath
- Closing
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- Of the Birth of Harmachis; The Prophecy of the Hathors; and the Slaying of the Innocent Child
- III: Of the Rebuke of Amenemhat; Of the Prayer of Harmachis; and of the Sign Given by the Holy Gods
- Of the Departure of Harmachis and of His Meeting with His Uncle Sepa, the High Priest of Annu El Ra; Of His Life at Annu, and of the Words of Sepa
- V: Of the Return of Harmachis to Abouthis; Of the Celebration of the Mysteries; Of the Chant of Isis; and of the Warning of Amenemhat
- VII: Of the Awaking of Harmachis; Of the Ceremony of His Crowning as Pharaoh of the Upper and the Lower Land; and of the Offerings Made to Pharaoh
- I: Of the Farewell of Amenemhat to Harmachis; Of the Coming of Harmachis to Alexandria; Of the Exhortation of Sepa; Of the Passing of Cleopatra Robed as Isis; and of the Overthrow of the Gladiator by Harmachis
- VIII: Of the Awaking of Harmachis; Of the Sight of Death; Of the Coming of Cleopatra; and of Her Comfortable Words
- I: Of the Escape of Harmachis from Tarsus; Of His Being Cast Forth as an Offering to the Gods of the Sea; Of His Sojourn in the Isle of Cyprus; Of His Return to Abouthis; and of the Death of Amenemhat
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