Parasite , parasite ( dr. Greek παράσιτος “companion”) - in ancient Greece, assistants in the performance of religious cults who had the right to participate in common feasts in the tribe ; subsequently parasites, hangers-on, impoverished citizens who earned free refreshments while entertaining the hosts. In Rome during the empire, the parasite was an indispensable guest at the table of a wealthy Roman, entertaining the hosts with flattery and witticisms. From this word comes the modern " parasite ", that is, "parasite".
Content
- 1 In the literature
- 2 See also
- 3 notes
- 4 Literature
- 5 Links
In the literature
The image of the parasite first appears in the work of Epiharma , however, only the new Attic comedy comes to the fore. The parasite is usually associated with other traditionally comic types - a boastful warrior or a young man in love. In the ancient Roman comedy ( Plavt , Terence , etc.), the parasite was usually endowed with vivid "speaking" names: "Artotrog" ("Khlebogryz"), "Peniculum" ("Table brush"), etc. Here the main features of the parasite are made fun of - importunity , flattery, greed, the desire to treat oneself to someone else's account, the desire to enter the mercy of the master at the cost of any services. Lukian Samosatsky belongs to the dialogue-satire “The Parasite, or That life at someone else’s expense is art” ( dr. Greek Περὶ τοῦ Παρασίτου ὅτι Τέχνη ἡ Παρασιτική ), whose hero, under the guise of philosophical seriousness, attests that art [1] .
See also
- Client (Ancient Rome) - in Ancient Rome, a free citizen who has surrendered under the patronage of a patron and is dependent on him.
Notes
- ↑ Lucian of Samosata // Encyclopedic Dictionary of Brockhaus and Efron : in 86 volumes (82 volumes and 4 additional). - SPb. , 1890-1907.
Literature
- Parasite // Big Encyclopedia : In 22 volumes (20 volumes and 2 additional) / Ed. S. N. Yuzhakova. - SPb. : Publishing Partnership "Enlightenment", 1900-1909.
- Parasites, civic group // Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary : in 86 volumes (82 volumes and 4 additional). - SPb. , 1890-1907.
- Parasitus // The Real Dictionary of Classical Antiquities / ed. F. Lubker ; Edited by members of the Society of Classical Philology and Pedagogy F. Gelbke , L. Georgievsky , F. Zelinsky , V. Kansky , M. Kutorgi and P. Nikitin . - SPb. , 1885.
Links
- Parasite . National Historical Encyclopedia . National Encyclopedic Service of Russia. Date of treatment August 3, 2018.