Maronis Mentula: Vergil Als Priapeen-dichter Bei Martial (mart. 9, 33)
Year: 2013
Type: article
Abstract: In the traditional view, Martial’s epigram 9. 33 makes fun of a fictive character named Maro, who - thanks to his oversized phallus (mentula) - is applauded in the baths. This paper argues that the real concern of the poem are not (or not in the first place) physical body parts, but a literary corpus of obscene texts featuring the notorious mentula, namely the Priapea attributed to P. Vergilius Maro.
Source: Philologus
Author: Andreas Heil
Institution: Technische Universität Dresden
Language: English
Topic: Classical Antiquity Studies
Subfield: Anthropology
Field: Social Sciences
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W2325690711