Quartilla is a character in the ''

Satyricon The ''Satyricon'', ''Satyricon'' ''liber'' (''The Book of Satyrlike Adventures''), or ''Satyrica'', is a Latin work of fiction believed to have been written by Gaius Petronius in the late 1st century AD, though the manuscript tradition identifi ...

'' which is said to be the "first picaresque" novel in Latin although it is not completely extant. This story was written by Petronius Arbiter in the first century. Quartilla is a follower of the god

Priapus In Greek mythology, Priapus (; ) is a minor rustic fertility god, protector of livestock, fruit plants, gardens, and male genitalia. Priapus is marked by his oversized, permanent erection, which gave rise to the medical term priapism. He becam ...

and she and her maids are involved with seducing and torturing three of the characters, Encolpius, Ascyltum, and Giton. She has been the subject of artistic and academic study. It has been proposed that she represents Octavia and her name is a pun like reference for the reader.

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* {{cite web , first=Dennis P. , last=Quinn , url=http://www.arespress.com/AresPages/Quart.html , title=Quartilla's Cure , year=1997 , website=AresPress.com , access-date=2017-06-28 , archive-date=2016-03-04 , archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304044601/http://www.arespress.com/AresPages/Quart.html , url-status=dead Fictional ancient Romans Satyricon Characters in novels Female characters in literature