: The film focuses on her determination to rebuild her native Thebes after its destruction by Alexander the Great, using her immense wealth to restore her own stature.

The narrative follows Afra (played by Elena Kleus), who escapes imprisonment in Thebes and rises to power in Athens as the courtesan Frine.

: The climax centers on her trial for impiety. Her defense is led by the orator Iperide (played by Pierre Cressoy), her true love.