Metaphors and Word-plays in Petronius ...

abuse anger animal Ascyltos asellum becoming best body born bull burning business caelus CAEpA Cassandra cerebrum common metaphors connection contests continued Corinthia Corinthus Cyclops derision dinner disease drinking dying Eating effect Eumolpus excanduit excessive expressions extinxit feelings felt as figures figurative language fire fish food force freedom full Ganymedes getting Giton giving gladiatorial gods Going good great Hannibal hard Hurling Iovem judge lack of manly life light literature little lust lustful love making manly vigor maxillae meaning mehercules membrum virile metaphors mind minds mixed metaphor money muscarium nascuntur nature negro obscene one's oratory orchestra passing passion passionate love Pennsylvania people persons Petronius poem porri probably slang property putting railroad rana referring Saturnalia sense sexual intercourse shadow show sign sine slang terms slave sleep speech striking style tanquam taste thing Trimalchio Ulixes used value water weapons Weaving wine woman word word-play words writer