Thais, whose name comes from a famous prostitute of St. Thais by French writer Anatole France. The storyline follows an ascetic hermit monk, Paphnutius, who could not hold his temptation and was enchanted by the beauty of Thais. He fell in love with her sensuality and was convinced that her beauty was a revelation and mission from God to help her free from promiscuity and a sinful existence. However, by the time he reached her after hearing her dying, Thais had repented and turned into a saint, but the monk’s own lustful desire for her casted him into purgatory.