XX. CAMMA The Cup, a drama by Alefred Lord Tennyson, follows closely Plutarch’s story of Camma, which inspired it. The play (published in 1884) may be found in Tennyson’s collected works. It was presented at the Lyceum Theatre in 1881 by Henry Irving and ran for over one hundred and thirty nights. Certainly the account of Camma’s death does not lack dramatic quality. Plutarch repeats the story in Moralia, 768 b, and Polyaenus, Strategemata, viii. 39, also gives his version.
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There were in Galatia two of the most powerful of the tetrarchs, distantly related to each other, Sinatus and Sinorix. One of these, Sinatus, had married a maiden, Camma by name, conspicuous for her form and beauty, but even more admired for her virtues. Not only was she modest and fond of her husband, but she was also quick-witted and high-minded, and unusually dear to her inferiors by reason of her kindness and benevolence. A thing that brought her into greater prominence was the fact that she was the priestess of Artemis, whom the Galatians especially reverence, and was seen magnificently attired always in connexion with the processions and sacrifices.
