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Davus
also: Davus
Horace's own slave, who under the licence of the Saturnalia turns the Stoic paradox on his master: that Horace, enslaved to his passions and to others, is the real slave, and only the wise man is free.
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- The Satires §2.7 Davus, is it?
Horace's slave, who under the holiday licence turns the Stoic paradox on his master: Horace, in bondage to his appetites and to other men, is the true slave.
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