 Shortly before Nero's death, during the Calends festival, Sporus presented Nero with a ring bearing a gemstone depicting the Rape of Proserpina, in which the ruler of the underworld forces a young girl to become his bride.It was at the time considered one of the many bad omens of Nero's fall.Sporus was one of the four companions on the emperor's last journey in June 68, along with Epaphroditos, Neophytus, and Phaon.