One day while looking out a palace window he witnesses a young beggar ( Penelophon ) suffering for lack of clothes .
According to tradition , Cophetua was an African king known for his lack of any sexual attraction to women .
One day while looking out a palace window Cophetua witnesses a young beggar ( Penelophon ) suffering for lack of clothes .
According to tradition , Cophetua was an African king known for his lack of any sexual attraction to women .