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Mira is a major character in the Spartacus series. She is a former house slave serving Lucretia in The House of Batiatus. She helps Spartacus during his uprising, becomes a fighter and later becomes his lover during the beginning stages of Third Servile War.
Mira is one of Batiatus' slaves and as such wears the normal rag-like attire of a slave, allowed to wear no jewelry and dressed in only the most minimal of clothing. Throughout most of the first series, Mira wears a tan, draped robe with an orange-red stripe over each breast. She has dark brown hair and brown eyes, with lightly freckled cheeks. Mira is later chosen because of her beauty to try and seduce Spartacus.
Mira is an obedient slave with a fierce personality. Whilst she heeds her masters' wishes without question, her own inner thoughts and emotions leak through around Spartacus. She appears to accept her life of subservience and does not want to do anything to endanger it. Her actions around Spartacus reveal she harbors some feelings for him but this might only be a craving for affection she has been denied as a slave.
She later finds her voice after escaping the ludus and proves herself a capable leader and fierce fighter. Confidant and strong-willed, she maintains a kind and compassionate disposition around her friends and allies but can also be cold towards her enemies and is willing to do what she has too, even if it means sacraficing something of herself.
Mira's willingness and desire to fight outweigh her actual ability, however, and although she learns basic skills in using a sword, hand to hand combat showing from her fight Saxa and has utilized the ability to fight with a dagger, it isn't until she discovers the bow that her true abilities come to fruition.
Mira first appears as one of the many house slaves showing off a set of masks to Licinia by Lucretia.[1] Mira wears the mask of the goddess Diana, which catches the eye of Licinia. Following this, Mira and the rest of the slaves are then dismissed.
Lucretia later notices her beauty and realizes Spartacus could use her to "hone his skills" before he beds Licinia, to make sure (as Lucretia says) that the encounter is not over too soon. However, Spartacus rejects her advances after finding her naked in his room, saying he is uninterested and that her presence is an insult. When Lucretia learns of this, she orders Mira to attempt a second encounter, and warns that she will be killed if she fails again.
Mira returns to Spartacus, who yet again refuses her, but this time he allows her to stay in his room to make it seem as if they were together. However, in return for letting her stay, he asks a favor from Mira - she must leave the villa and finds Varro's family. Mira is successful in fulfilling Spartacus' request, leading to a mild feeling of trust between them.
When Spartacus finds her being threatened by Hector under suspicion of her stealing, he fights the guard and injures him. The following night during the celebration of Numerius' birthday, Mira thanks Spartacus for coming to her aid although he feigns indifference, saying he would have done it for anyone, which leads Mira to call him "an ass" much to the amusement of Varro. She watches the sparring bout between Spartacus and Varro and, like everyone else, expects it to be nothing more than a bloodless spectacle. After Varro's death, Mira goes into Spartacus' room to comfort him as he grieves and vents his anger.[2]
Mira is sent to help tend to Spartacus' wounds from his fight with Varro, Batiatus believing there to be affection between the two of them and thus she may be able to help him heal. When Spartacus awakens, he finds a relieved Mira standing over him telling him everything was alright himself. Spartacus looks around and notices he is laying beside the man who brought his wife back. Burning with the need to know what really happened to his wife, he asks Mira to unstrap him and keep a watch on the door while he interrogates the man. Mira does this obligingly, and after Spartacus has strangled the man to death, she straps him back onto his bed and lies about what caused his death.
When Aurelia, Varro's widow, begins working in the Ludus, Mira watches out for her and helps her adjust to life as a slave, which includes drawing her away from Ashur when he begins making advances on her.
Mira is called on one night by Spartacus and is sent to his rooms, for what appears to be a visit for sex. Spartacus then reveals to her that, to aid in the slaves' revolt against Batiatus, Mira needs to open the gate separating the ludus from the villa. She agrees, but only if Spartacus will sleep with her and show her some of the love he once felt for his wife, Sura. Spartacus agrees, and the two make love.
On the day of the revolt, the ludus is having a celebration of Glaber's patronage. Mira slips away while the nobles of Capua watch Spartacus and Crixus fight. She overpowers Linus, the guard at the gate by stabbing him in the neck multiple times with a shard of broken pottery. Her dress is spattered with blood, but she remains unnoticed. When the gladiators revolt, Mira opens the gate to the ludus, allowing the gladiators to pour into the villa and slaughter the Roman guests. After the ordeal, she leaves with Spartacus and the other freed slaves and gladiators.
In the days following the breakout, Mira and Spartacus have entered a relationship. Although she is happy, Spartacus still holds great affection towards his deceased wife, something that causes Mira great pain since he won't truly open up to her.
Mira attempts to convince Spartacus that the Rebels would fare better living out in the mountains as oppossed to the sewers of Capua. He agrees with her which leads her to ask why they remain. Spartacus remains silent to this although Mira is already certain of the answer.
The Rebels soon learn that Gaius Claudius Glaber and an army of Roman soldiers has been sent to kill them all. While the majority agree to leave before it becomes too later, Spartacus believes they are ready to fight something Oenomaus, Crixus and Mira chastise him for. Mira eventually manages to convince Spartacus that they should leave Capua and embark on a mission with Crixus to find Naevia.
The next morning, however, she awakes to find Spartacus gone as he left in order to confront Glaber himself. He is saved at the last moment by Crixus and the other rebels before he is brought back to the sewers. Mira angrily confronted him about what his action, comparing them to that od an angry reckless boy. Spartacus angrily says that he cannot let Glaber live for what he did to him and his wife, but Mira remarks that he needs to focus on something greater, and that all the escaped slaves need him if they are ever going to be free.
The rebels set up base in the Vesuvius Temple where they meet a Roman hermit, Lucius Caelius, who has turned against his people for harming him years ago. Through him, they learn of Crixus' survival and impending execution at the Arena, which causes Spartacus to launch a plan of rescue. Mira joins Spartacus in traveling the Arena while Agron and Spartacus disguise themselves to free Crixus and the others. Mira's group are tasked with destroying the Arena to cause a distraction for Spartacus to do his mission. Mira's group are successful and the Arena's comes down killing many romans while Spartacus frees Crixus and Oenomaus in the process.
After the fall of the Arena, the rebels start to formulate plans and defenses to prepare for the impending battle with Glaber and his forces. Under the guidance of Lucius Caelius, whom she befriends, Mira was taught to use a bow and arrow, becoming very proficient. During Spartacus and Gannicus' fight, she desires to stop it but is told they should honor the duel. As the battle went on, she notices Chadara try to slip away before picking up the bow and alerts Spartacus, before firing an arrow which unintentionally shoots down Chadara, she reveals that Chadara nearly betrayed the rebels and framed Gannicus.
Although she and Spartacus have a growing relationship, Mira still worries that he will always love his wife Sura more than her. Their relationship comes under pressure when Gannicus arrives at the camp with Ilithyia held captive. Spartacus seems hesitant to kill Glaber's wife, especially when she reveals that the child she carries is his. Mira, on the other hand, would not see Spartacus kill his own child, or at least a child that's claimed to be his, and so attempts to strangle Ilithyia herself. Spartacus stops her, however, and Ilithyia is later released into the woods when Glaber makes it clear
In the days following Ilithyia release, Mira notices a difference in Spartacus; he no longer sleeps beside her and he only speaks to her to give commands. Spartacus lets it slip that the relationship is over because Mira tried to kill Ilithyia for the wrong reasons, but Mira says she only wished for more of his heart. Spartacus replies that he gave her what was left of his heart. She says it wasn't enough, to which Spartacus agrees.
In order to unite the Rebels, Spartacus devises a plan, having Agron attack a cart full of wine so that the men and women may feast and enjoy themselves. The plan works, pairing people who dislike each other on the same team seems to bring them closer. Mira is paired with Saxa and the two work together to defeat their opponents. They joyously celebrate their triumph, and Saxa even kisses Mira in gratitude.
Meanwhile, Ashur has uncovered the location of Spartacus' hideout, and relays the information to Glaber. He attacks with a large army, sending Spartacus and the remaining Rebels climb Mt. Vesuvius, a barren, cold peak with an advantage only in its height. When some of the Germans become restless, a few make a brash attempt to get through the Romans, only to be rescued by Spartacus, Mira, Gannicus and a few others.
Unfortunately, Mira is caught by Salvius' axe, which was intended for Spartacus. She dies after Spartacus reached the top of the mountain.Because they are on a mountain where digging a grave is not practical, Spartacus prepares Mira's body by wrapping it in cloth and vines. The weaving of vines to form a type of casket gives Spartacus the idea of weaving vines into ropes that would allow a small number of Rebels to repel down a side of the mountain that was not well protected by the Romans. It is Mira's death that
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