Cophetua (Cophe´tua). A legendary king of Africa, who disliked women, but ultimately fell in love with a “beggar-maid,” as mentioned in Romeo and Juliet.
“… Cupid, he that shot so trim When King Cophetua loved the beggar-maid.”
Shakespeare
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