person
Mulvius
also: Mulvius
A parasite who, sent away when Maecenas summons Horace, frankly owns his gluttony and idleness — and asks why Horace, no better, plays the moralist.
Reading notes
- The Satires §2.7 Mulvius and
A hanger-on dismissed when Maecenas calls Horace away; he frankly admits his greed and asks why Horace, no better, moralizes.