Onomastica petroniana. Il senso nascosto dei nomi nel Satyricon

Abstract

The characters in Petronius’ novel Satyricon sometimes bear names which are providentially appropriate. Several of these are dealt with bere, and their signifìcance explained. A few of them seem to be creations of Petronius, like Encolpius and Ascyltos, and also Trimalchio. Of these, Encolpius was first introduced into Roman onomastics via Petronius.