For example, Sarai in The Jewish Bible was the one who had the dangerous power of beauty. "Pharaoh's courtiers saw her and praised her to Pharaoh, and the woman was taken into Pharaoh's palace. And because of her Abram; he acquired sheep, oxen, asses" (Torah Genesis 12:15-16). From this quote, it is clear that beauty is a strong power for the following reasons: First, the first part the quote shows that Pharaoh was not the first one who recognized Sarai's beauty. The courtiers of Pharaoh were the first people who saw the usefulness of Sarai's external appearance. They knew that if they offered this beautiful woman to Pharaoh, they would be promoted or awarded by providing such an honor to their leader. An honor for Pharaoh proved that, in all Egyptians' hearts, he was the only one who had the standing to own a woman like Sarai. Because Pharaoh's courtiers realized the power of Sarai's beauty, they introduced Sarai to Pharaoh. Second, Abraham told Sarai that in the eyes of Egyptians, he does not deserve such a beauty like her, so he asked Sarai to say that they were siblings so that his travels would go well and he would not be killed (Torah Genesis 12:13). This shows that even Sarai's husband realized the power of beauty. .
Abraham used Sarai's power of beauty well enough that he acquired plenty of gifts from Pharaoh. Pharaoh, as the great leader for the Egyptians, surely thought that he deserved this beauty due to his social status. However, this power deceived Pharaoh, causing him to not only lose Sarai, but also much of his property. This strong and dangerous power of women's beauty can also be observed in The Iliad. For instance, Briseis was portrayed only limitedly in the text, but her power of beauty caused the conflict between Agamemnon and Achilles, which then led to the fall of humanity in Achilles. After Briseis was taken away, "Achilles wept, and slipping away from his companions" and he said, "so at least Olympian Zeus, thundering up on high, should give me honor-but now he gives me nothing.