The Satyricon — Volume 06: Editor's Notes

The Satyricon — Volume 06: Editor's Notes

Fornix--An arch. The arcades under the theatres. Pergulae--Balconies, where harlots were shown. Stabulae--Inns, but frequently houses of prostitution. Diversorium--A lodging house; house of assignation. Tugurium--A hut. A very low den. Turturilla--A dove cote; frequently in male part. Casuaria--Road houses; almost invariably brothels. Tabernae--Bakery shops. Pergulae--Balconies, where harlots were shown. Stabulae--Inns, but frequently houses of prostitution. Diversorium--A lodging house; house of assignation. Tugurium--A hut. A very low den. Turturilla--A dove cote; frequently in male part. Casuaria--Road houses; almost invariably brothels. Tabernae--Bakery shops. Nonariae--She that is forbidden to appear before the ninth hour. Mimae--Mime players. They were almost invariably prostitutes. Cymbalistriae--Cymbal players. They were almost invariably prostitutes. Ambubiae--Singing girls. They were almost invariably prostitutes. Citharistriae--Harpists. They were almost invariably prostitutes. Scortum--A strumpet. Secrecy is implied, but the word has a broad usage. Scorta erratica | Clandestine strumpets who were street walkers. Secuteleia | Busturiae--Tomb frequenters and hangers-on at funerals. Copae--Bar maids. Delicatae--Kept mistresses. Famosae--Soiled doves from respectable families. Doris--Harlots of great beauty. They wore no clothing. Lupae--She wolves. Some authorities affirm that this name was given them because of a peculiar wolflike cry they uttered, and others assert that the generic was bestowed upon then because their rapacity rivalled that of the wolf. Servius, however, in his commentary on Virgil, has assigned a much more improper and filthy reason for the name; he alludes to the manner in which the wolf who mothered Rotnulus and Reinus licked their bodies with her tongue, and this hint is sufficient to confirm him in his belief that the lupa; were not less skilled in lingual gymnastics. See Lemaire's Virgil, vol. vi, p. 521; commentary of Servius on AEneid, lib. viii, 631. AElicariae--Bakers' girls. Noctiluae--Night walkers. Blitidae--A very low class deriving their name from a cheap drink sold in the dens they frequented. Forariae--Country girls who frequented the roads. Gallinae--Thieving prostitutes, because after the manner of hens, prostitutes take anything and scatter everything. Diobolares--Two obol girls. So called from their price. Amasiae, also in the diminutive--Girls devoted to Venus. Their best expression in modern society would be the "vamps." Amatrix--Female lover, frequently in male part. Amica--Female friend, frequently a tribad. Quadrantariae--The lowest class of all. Their natural charms were no longer merchantable. She of whom Catullus speaks in connection with the lofty souled descendants of Remus was of this stripe. ......Buy Now (To Read More)

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Ebook Number: 5223
Author: Petronius Arbiter, 20-66
Release Date: Jun 1, 2004
Format: eBook
Language: English

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Translator: Firebaugh, W. C.