Zinerva appears in Filomena’s second tale (II, 9) as Bernabò’s clever and honest wife. She is a paragon of virtue and chastity. Her distinguishing mark is a mole below her left breast. When Bernabò tries to have her murdered, she disguises herself as a man, Sicurano da Finale, and escapes to the sea. Eventually, she enters the service of the Sultan of Alexandria, where her inherently noble character allows her to gain his trust. Although she is a victim of fortune in being the object of her husband’s bet and Ambrogiuolo’s lies, her own natural intelligence and virtue eventually see her good fortune and domestic stability restored.