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Almitra

The seeress of Orphalese who first named Almustafa prophet and alone keeps watch on the seawall after his ship has vanished into mist.

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First appearance: The Coming of the Ship

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The seeress who asks Almustafa to speak and stands alone on the seawall as he departs.

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Almitra moves through Orphalese as its seeress, the one who recognized Almustafa twelve years before and drew him out of silence into speech. When the people press him for wisdom before he sails, it is her asking that turns his farewell into a sermon on love, and her blessing that closes the day. Her silence at the harbor sets her apart from the crowd's single cry: she measures what his leaving costs rather than what his words gave, and that ache is the book's quiet counterweight to its own eloquence.

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The Prophet
The seeress who asks Almustafa to speak and stands alone on the seawall as he departs.
The Coming of the Ship
A seeress who first believed in Almustafa and asks him to speak to the people before his departure.
On Love
Requests Almustafa to speak on love, initiating the discourse.
On Marriage
Almitra asks Almustafa about the nature of marriage, prompting his discourse.
On Children
Present as the woman with a babe who asks Almustafa to speak of children.
On Giving
Present as a listener among the people, though not directly mentioned in this chapter.
On Eating and Drinking
Present as the question is posed by an innkeeper, though she does not speak in this chapter.
On Work
Present as the priestess who facilitates Almustafa's teachings, though not directly mentioned in this chapter.
On Joy and Sorrow
The woman who asks Almustafa to speak of joy and sorrow.
On Crime and Punishment
Present as the priestess who facilitates the discourse, though she does not speak in this chapter.
On Laws
Present as the lawyer poses the question to Almustafa, though she does not speak in this chapter.
On Freedom
Present as the orator speaks, though not directly addressed; she is part of the gathering.
On Reason and Passion
The priestess who asks Almustafa to speak on reason and passion.
On Pain
Present as the woman who asks Almustafa to speak of pain.
On Self-Knowledge
Present as a listener among the people, though not directly addressed in this chapter.
On Friendship
Present as part of the gathering, though not directly addressed in this chapter.
On Talking
Not directly mentioned in this chapter, but present as the questioner's context.
On Good and Evil
Present as the elder of the city poses the question; she is the one who initially asked Almustafa to speak.
On Prayer
Present as a priestess who asks Almustafa to speak of prayer, initiating the teaching.
On Pleasure
Not directly mentioned in this chapter, but present as the one who initially asked Almustafa to speak; her role as the seeker is implied.
On Death
Almitra poses the question about death, initiating the discourse.
The Farewell
The seeress who blesses the day and place; she remains silent and alone on the seawall after the ship departs, remembering Almustafa's promise.

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