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CHAPTER THE ONE HUNDRED AND THIRTY-THIRD.

The Satyricon — Complete

Petronius Arbiter · 2004

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  1. 01Front matter
  2. 02CHAPTER THE FIRST.
  3. 03CHAPTER THE SECOND.
  4. 04CHAPTER THE THIRD.
  5. 05CHAPTER THE FOURTH.
  6. 06CHAPTER THE FIFTH.
  7. 07CHAPTER THE SIXTH.
  8. 08CHAPTER THE SEVENTH.
  9. 09CHAPTER THE EIGHTH.
  10. 10CHAPTER THE NINTH.
  11. 11CHAPTER THE ELEVENTH.
  12. 12CHAPTER THE TWELFTH.
  13. 13CHAPTER THE THIRTEENTH.
  14. 14CHAPTER THE FOURTEENTH.
  15. 15CHAPTER THE FIFTEENTH.
  16. 16CHAPTER THE SIXTEENTH.
  17. 17CHAPTER THE SEVENTEENTH.
  18. 18CHAPTER THE EIGHTEENTH.
  19. 19CHAPTER THE NINETEENTH.
  20. 20CHAPTER THE TWENTIETH.
  21. 21CHAPTER THE TWENTY-FIRST.
  22. 22CHAPTER THE TWENTY-SECOND.
  23. 23CHAPTER THE TWENTY-THIRD.
  24. 24CHAPTER THE TWENTY-FOURTH.
  25. 25CHAPTER THE TWENTY-FIFTH.
  26. 26CHAPTER THE TWENTY-SIXTH.
  27. 27CHAPTER THE TWENTY-SEVENTH.
  28. 28CHAPTER THE TWENTY-EIGHTH.
  29. 29CHAPTER THE TWENTY-NINTH.
  30. 30CHAPTER THE THIRTIETH.
  31. 31CHAPTER THE THIRTY-FIRST.
  32. 32CHAPTER THE THIRTY-SECOND.
  33. 33CHAPTER THE THIRTY-THIRD.
  34. 34CHAPTER THE THIRTY-FOURTH.
  35. 35CHAPTER THE THIRTY-FIFTH.
  36. 36CHAPTER THE THIRTY-SIXTH.
  37. 37CHAPTER THE THIRTY-SEVENTH.
  38. 38CHAPTER THE THIRTY-EIGHTH.
  39. 39CHAPTER THE THIRTY-NINTH.
  40. 40CHAPTER THE FORTIETH.
  41. 41CHAPTER THE FORTY-FIRST.
  42. 42CHAPTER THE FORTY-SECOND.
  43. 43CHAPTER THE FORTY-THIRD.
  44. 44CHAPTER THE FORTY-FOURTH.
  45. 45CHAPTER THE FORTY-FIFTH.
  46. 46CHAPTER THE FORTY-SIXTH
  47. 47CHAPTER THE FORTY-SEVENTH.
  48. 48CHAPTER THE FORTY-EIGHTH.
  49. 49CHAPTER THE FORTY-NINTH.
  50. 50CHAPTER THE FIFTIETH.
  51. 51CHAPTER THE FIFTY-FIRST.
  52. 52CHAPTER THE FIFTY-SECOND.
  53. 53CHAPTER THE FIFTY-THIRD.
  54. 54CHAPTER THE FIFTY-FOURTH.
  55. 55CHAPTER THE FIFTY-FIFTH.
  56. 56CHAPTER THE FIFTY-SIXTH.
  57. 57CHAPTER THE FIFTY-SEVENTH.
  58. 58CHAPTER THE FIFTY-EIGHTH.
  59. 59CHAPTER THE FIFTY-NINTH.
  60. 60CHAPTER THE SIXTIETH.
  61. 61CHAPTER THE SIXTY-FIRST.
  62. 62CHAPTER THE SIXTY-SECOND.
  63. 63CHAPTER THE SIXTY-THIRD.
  64. 64CHAPTER THE SIXTY-FOURTH.
  65. 65CHAPTER THE SIXTY-FIFTH.
  66. 66CHAPTER THE SIXTY-SIXTH.
  67. 67CHAPTER THE SIXTY-SEVENTH.
  68. 68CHAPTER THE SIXTY-EIGHTH.
  69. 69CHAPTER THE SIXTY-NINTH.
  70. 70CHAPTER THE SEVENTIETH.
  71. 71CHAPTER THE SEVENTY-FIRST.
  72. 72CHAPTER THE SEVENTY-SECOND.
  73. 73CHAPTER THE SEVENTY-THIRD.
  74. 74CHAPTER THE SEVENTY-FOURTH.
  75. 75CHAPTER THE SEVENTY-FIFTH.
  76. 76CHAPTER THE SEVENTY-SIXTH.
  77. 77CHAPTER THE SEVENTY-SEVENTH.
  78. 78CHAPTER THE SEVENTY-EIGHTH.
  79. 79CHAPTER THE SEVENTY-NINTH.
  80. 80CHAPTER THE EIGHTIETH.
  81. 81CHAPTER THE EIGHTY-FIRST.
  82. 82CHAPTER THE EIGHTY-SECOND.
  83. 83CHAPTER THE EIGHTY-THIRD.
  84. 84CHAPTER THE EIGHTY-FOURTH.
  85. 85CHAPTER THE EIGHTY-FIFTH.
  86. 86CHAPTER THE EIGHTY-SIXTH.
  87. 87CHAPTER THE EIGHTY-SEVENTH.
  88. 88CHAPTER THE EIGHTY-EIGHTH.
  89. 89CHAPTER THE EIGHTY-NINTH.
  90. 90CHAPTER THE NINTIETH.
  91. 91CHAPTER THE NINETY-FIRST.
  92. 92CHAPTER THE NINETY-SECOND.
  93. 93CHAPTER THE NINETY-THIRD.
  94. 94CHAPTER THE NINETY-FOURTH.
  95. 95CHAPTER THE NINETY-FIFTH.
  96. 96CHAPTER THE NINETY-SIXTH.
  97. 97CHAPTER THE NINETY-SEVENTH.
  98. 98CHAPTER THE NINETY-EIGHTH.
  99. 99CHAPTER THE NINETY-NINTH.
  100. 100CHAPTER THE ONE HUNDREDTH.
  101. 101CHAPTER THE ONE HUNDRED AND FIRST.
  102. 102CHAPTER THE ONE HUNDRED AND SECOND.
  103. 103CHAPTER THE ONE HUNDRED AND THIRD.
  104. 104CHAPTER THE ONE HUNDRED AND FOURTH.
  105. 105CHAPTER THE ONE HUNDRED AND FIFTH.
  106. 106CHAPTER THE ONE HUNDRED AND SIXTH.
  107. 107CHAPTER THE ONE HUNDRED AND SEVENTH.
  108. 108CHAPTER THE ONE HUNDRED AND EIGHTH.
  109. 109CHAPTER THE ONE HUNDRED AND NINTH.
  110. 110CHAPTER THE ONE HUNDRED AND TENTH.
  111. 111CHAPTER THE ONE HUNDRED AND ELEVENTH.
  112. 112CHAPTER THE ONE HUNDRED AND TWELFTH.
  113. 113CHAPTER THE ONE HUNDRED AND THIRTEENTH.
  114. 114CHAPTER THE ONE HUNDRED AND FOURTEENTH.
  115. 115CHAPTER THE ONE HUNDRED AND FIFTEENTH.
  116. 116CHAPTER THE ONE HUNDRED AND SIXTEENTH.
  117. 117CHAPTER THE ONE HUNDRED AND SEVENTEENTH.
  118. 118CHAPTER THE ONE HUNDRED AND EIGHTEENTH.
  119. 119CHAPTER THE ONE HUNDRED AND NINETEENTH.
  120. 120CHAPTER THE ONE HUNDRED AND TWENTIETH.
  121. 121CHAPTER THE ONE HUNDRED AND TWENTY-FIRST.
  122. 122CHAPTER THE ONE HUNDRED AND TWENTY-SECOND.
  123. 123CHAPTER THE ONE HUNDRED AND TWENTY-THIRD.
  124. 124CHAPTER THE ONE HUNDRED AND TWENTY-FOURTH.
  125. 125CHAPTER THE ONE HUNDRED AND TWENTY-FIFTH.
  126. 126CHAPTER THE ONE HUNDRED AND TWENTY-SIXTH.
  127. 127CHAPTER THE ONE HUNDRED AND TWENTY-SEVENTH.
  128. 128CHAPTER THE ONE HUNDRED AND TWENTY-EIGHT.
  129. 129CHAPTER THE ONE HUNDRED AND TWENTY-NINTH.
  130. 130CHAPTER THE ONE HUNDRED AND THIRTIETH.
  131. 131CHAPTER THE ONE HUNDRED AND THIRTY-FIRST.
  132. 132CHAPTER THE ONE HUNDRED AND THIRTY-SECOND.
  133. 133CHAPTER THE ONE HUNDRED AND THIRTY-THIRD.
  134. 134CHAPTER THE ONE HUNDRED AND THIRTY-FOURTH.
  135. 135CHAPTER THE ONE HUNDRED AND THIRTY-FIFTH.
  136. 136CHAPTER THE ONE HUNDRED AND THIRTY-SIXTH.
  137. 137CHAPTER THE ONE HUNDRED AND THIRTY SEVENTH.
  138. 138CHAPTER THE ONE HUNDRED AND THIRTY-EIGHTH.
  139. 139CHAPTER THE ONE HUNDRED AND THIRTY-NINTH.
  140. 140CHAPTER THE ONE HUNDRED AND FORTIETH.
  141. 141CHAPTER THE ONE HUNDRED AND FORTY-FIRST.
  142. 142CHAPTER NOTES
  143. 143CHAPTER 9. Gladiator obscene:--
  144. 144CHAPTER 34. Silver Skeleton, et seq.
  145. 145CHAPTER 56. Contumelia--Contus and Melon (malum).
  146. 146CHAPTER 116. “They either take in or else they are taken in.”
  147. 147CHAPTER 119. The rite of the Persians:
  148. 148CHAPTER 131. Medio sustulit digito:
  149. 149CHAPTER 138. “OEnothea brought out a leathern dildo.”
  150. 150Scene, Koritto’s sitting room.
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CHAPTER THE ONE HUNDRED AND THIRTY-THIRD.

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CHAPTER THE ONE HUNDRED AND THIRTY-THIRD.

I called Giton when I had finished my meditation: “Tell me, little brother,” I demanded, “tell me, on your honor: Did Ascyltos stay awake until he had exacted his will of you, the night he stole you away from me? Or was he content to spend the night like a chaste widow?” Wiping his eyes the lad, in carefully chosen words took oath that Ascyltos had used no force against him. (The truth of the matter is, that I was so distraught with my own misfortunes that I knew not what I was saying. “Why recall past memories which can only cause pain,” said I to myself. I then directed all my energies towards the recovery of my lost manhood. To achieve this I was ready even to devote myself to the gods; accordingly, I went out to invoke the aid of Priapus.) {Putting as good a face upon the matter as I could} I knelt upon the threshold of his shrine and invoked the God in the following verses:

          “Of Bacchus and the nymphs, companion boon,
           Whom fair Dione set o’er forests wide
           As God: whom Lesbos and green Thasos own
           For deity, whom Lydians, far and wide
           Adore through all the seasons of the year;
           Whose temple in his own Hypaepa placed,
           Thou Dryad’s joy and Bacchus’, hear my prayer!
           To thee I come, by no dark blood disgraced,
           No shrine, in wicked lust have I profaned;
           When I was poor and worn with want, I sinned
           Not by intent, a pauper’s sin’s not banned
           As of another!  Unto thee I pray
           Lift thou the load from off my tortured mind,
           Forgive a light offense!  When fortune smiles
           I’ll not thy glory shun and leave behind
           Thy worship!  Unto thee, a goat that feels
           His primest vigor, father of the flocks
           Shall come!  And suckling pigs, the tender young
           Of some fine grunting sow!  New wine, in crocks
           Shall foam!  Thy grateful praises shall be sung
           By youths who thrice shall dance around thy shrine
           Happy, in youth and full of this year’s wine!”

While I was engaged in this diplomatic effort in behalf of the affected member, a hideous crone with disheveled hair, and clad in black garments which were in great disorder, entered the shrine and, laying hands upon me, led me {thoroughly frightened,} out into the portico.