What is "satyricon"

The Satyricon, or Satyricon liber ("The Book of Satyrlike Adventures"), is a Latin work of fiction believed to have been written by Gaius Petronius, though the manuscript tradition identifies the author as a certain Titus Petronius. The Satyricon is an example of Menippean satire, which is very different from the formal verse satire of Juvenal or Horace. The work contains a mixture of prose and verse (commonly known as prosimetrum); serious and comic elements; and erotic and decadent passages. As with the Metamorphoses (also called The Golden Ass) of Apuleius, classical scholars often describe it as a "Roman novel", without necessarily implying continuity with the modern literary form.

The surviving portions of the text detail the misadventures of the narrator, Encolpius, and his lover, a handsome sixteen-year-old servant boy named Giton. Throughout the novel, Encolpius has a difficult time keeping his lover faithful to him as he is constantly being enticed away by others. Encolpius's friend Ascyltus (who seems to have previously been in a relationship with Encolpius) is another major character.

It is one of the two most extensive witnesses to the Roman novel (the only other being the fully extant Metamorphoses of Apuleius, which has significant differences in style and plot). Satyricon is also regarded as useful evidence for the reconstruction of how lower classes lived during the early Roman Empire.

Satyricon is a Norwegian black metal band, formed in 1991 in Oslo. Satyr and Frost have been the band's core members since 1993. The band's first three albums typify the Norwegian black metal style. Since its fourth album in 1999, the band has strayed from this style and included elements of hard rock in their sound. Satyricon was the first Norwegian black metal band to join a multi-national record label ( EMI).

Satyricon is the fourth official release by UK electronic band Meat Beat Manifesto and the follow-up to 99%.

Satyricon was a nightclub in the Old Town neighborhood of Portland, Oregon, United States. Opening in 1983, the Satyricon became best known as a venue for local and touring punk and alternative rock bands. Operating from 1983 to 2010, it was the longest-running punk venue in the western United States, and has been referred to as the " CBGB of the West Coast." The building was demolished in 2011.

Satyricon is an ancient Roman novel attributed to Petronius Arbiter.

Satyricon may also refer to:

• Fellini Satyricon, a 1969 film by Federico Fellini based on Petronius' book
• Satyricon, a 1969 film by Gian Luigi Polidoro based on Petronius' book
• Satyricon (band), a Norwegian black metal band
  • Satyricon (Satyricon album), 2013 self-titled album by the band
• Satyricon (nightclub), a Portland, Oregon, nightclub germinal to the Pacific Northwest punk movement
• Satyricon (Meat Beat Manifesto album) by Meat Beat Manifesto
• Satyricon (opera), an opera by Bruno Maderna

Satyricon is a chamber opera by Bruno Maderna with a libretto adapted by Ian Strasfogel and the composer from Petronius. It was written during Maderna's last illness in 1973 and premièred as part of the Holland Festival on 16 March 1976, in Scheveningen, The Netherlands.

The work consists of 16 unordered numbers (with the option of placing taped numbers between them) and the collage effect extends to the music, which relies heavily on pastiche. It is uncertain to what extent this "open" form was a product of the composer’s inclination to semi-improvisational music theatre, or to the urgency of composition at a time when Maderna’s terminal illness was increasingly becoming evident (Fearn 1992). There are four singers, employing respectively English & German, French, wordless vocalise, and Latin: the host Trimalchio ( tenor, doubling as the merchant Habinnas), his wife Fortunata ( mezzo-soprano), Criside ( Soprano), and Eumolpus ( Bass). At its premiere, the role of Fortunata was created by Débria Brown. It is suggested that tape music may be used between scenes; the 2004 revival in Darmstadt included dialogue and a number of additional spoken roles.

Satyricon, also named The Degenerates, is an Italian film from 1969 directed by Gian Luigi Polidoro. Just like the more famous version made by Federico Fellini it is loosely based on Petronius's work, Satyricon, a series of bawdy and satirical episodes written during the reign of the emperor Nero and set in imperial Rome.

Satyricon is the eighth studio album by Norwegian black metal band Satyricon. It is their first topping VG-lista, the official Norwegian Albums Chart. It was released throughout Europe on 9 September 2013, and released on 17 September 2013 in USA and Canada.