Editing Leucippe and Clitophon (section)

===Alexandria===
'''V.''' They arrive at [[Alexandria]] via the ‘Sun Gate’ and travel through the city from south to north, amazed by its beauty, its size and the number of its inhabitants. In the evening they watch the torch festival of [[Serapis]] and visit the temple of Zeus. Later they retire to the lodgings Menelaus has hired for them.

The next day Chaereas invites them to dinner in his house on [[Lighthouse of Alexandria|Pharos]] for his birthday. However, as they are leaving, a hawk chasing a swallow strikes Leucippe's head with its wing. They also notice nearby in a studio a painting depicting the story of [[Procne]], Tereus and Philomela, in which [[Procne]] serves the body of her son Itys to Tereus for dinner as punishment for the rape of her sister Philomela. Menelaus says that because of these bad portents, they should postpone their journey to [[Lighthouse of Alexandria|Pharos]].

The next day Chaereas returns in the morning and they cannot put off the visit to [[Lighthouse of Alexandria|Pharos]] any longer. They travel there by boat, leaving Menelaus behind, and visit the lighthouse. Then they retire to Chaereas’ house for dinner. However, it is a trap, as Chaereas harbours a secret passion for Leucippe. During the meal Chaereas leaves to go to the toilet and while he is absent armed pirates burst in to grab Leucippe. Clitophon is wounded in the thigh defending her, and cannot stop them from carrying her off in their ship. Hearing the commotion, the commander of the naval forces on [[Lighthouse of Alexandria|Pharos]] offers to pursue the pirates in his warship. Gradually they close the distance, but when they get near, the pirate captain takes Leucippe bound onto the deck and yells out: ‘Is this the prize you seek?’ He then cuts off her head and throws the rest of her body overboard. Two sailors retrieve it and they resume the pursuit, but another pirate vessel appears and the naval commander is forced to retreat to [[Alexandria]]. 

When they reach the docks, Clitophon laments the fact that although he has the larger part of Leucippe's body, the sea has the more important, smaller part. So, not knowing what else to do, he kisses the wound of her neck, and later buries her body. Over the next six months Clitophon recovers from his physical wound, but continues to mourn for the emotional loss of Leucippe.

One day he unexpectedly bumps into Clinias and they embrace one another. Clinias explains that after the shipwreck he was saved by some [[Sidon]]ian merchants and returned to [[Tyre, Lebanon|Tyre]]. There he discovered that Hippias had recently received a letter from Sostratus betrothing Leucippe to Clitophon. Hippias learned that Clitophon was in [[Alexandria]], and Clinias agreed to go there and fetch the two lovebirds home. When Clitophon tells him what has happened to Leucippe, Clinias is aghast and suggests that he return immediately to [[Tyre, Lebanon|Tyre]]. However, Satyrus tells Clinias that there is a rich young widow of [[Ephesus]], Melite, who has been importuning Clitophon for four months to accompany her home. Clinias also urges the union, and reluctantly Clitophon agrees, on condition that he will not be her husband in deed until he reaches [[Ephesus]]. She invites him to a sumptuous meal and although they kiss each other pleasurably he refuses to spend the night with her, citing their earlier agreement.

Clitophon boards a boat headed for [[Ephesus]] with Melite, Satyrus and Clinias, while Menelaus stays in [[Alexandria]]. Melite has hired a cabin on deck and when they are sleeping there she implores him to make love to her now, before they arrive in [[Ephesus]]. Clitophon maintains that they are travelling over Leucippe's grave and he cannot bear to make love on a marriage bed rocked by the waves. Melite points out that Aphrodite herself was born from the sea foam, and around them are many positive portents, such as the ‘yoke’ where the yard and the mast join, like the yoke of marriage, and the curved sail like the belly of a pregnant woman. Clitophon reminds her of their agreement in [[Alexandria]] and holds her off for now.