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The article analyzes competing scholarly positions—professional astrology, satirical popular superstition by Petronius, and intentional jokes devised by Trimalchio—arguing that the central issue is clarifying the links between zodiac signs and the dishes, then reading forecasts accordingly. 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SAT. 35. 1–5; 39. 5–12)*  \nManibus patris  \n1. Introduction  \nEncolpius – ironic, but at the same time apparently intrigued by the abundant lautitiae of Trimalchio’s feast – willingly records every single detail of this extraordinary happening. His narration is a remarkably faithful representation of manners of speech, clothes, customs, interiors, etc. This ‘realism’ marks the Cena Trimalchionis out of Petronius’ extant fragments and of the whole ancient literature. Apart from interest in everyday life of the host’s exotic milieu, the narrator’s good eye for detail also serves literary purposes: it lends some traits to Trimalchio’s portrait, stressing his vanity, ignorance, bad manners and bad taste – but at the sametime his gaiety, good nature, generosity and a strong, indeed headstrong, desire to amuse and amaze his guests.  \nThe scene unfolding around the Zodiac dish (Petr. 35. 1–5; 39. 5–13) puzzles interpreters both in general and in particular. As often is the case, weare running a risk of hermeneutical circulus vitiosus: proper understanding of the whole scene depends upon interpreting individual astrological forecasts made by Trimalchio, which in turn are often explained on the ground ofunderstanding his monologue as a whole. In this case, induction is tobe preferred to deduction: to get the point of Trimalchio’s chattering on the Zodiac, one should clarify the associations between zodiacal signs and dishes offered inch. 35, and interpret Trimalchio’s astrological forecasts for each sign in ch. 39. The text in question is in many respects dubious and obscure, despite numerous emendations and interpretations. 1 Still, in my opinion, scholars  \n* My recent article “In Virgine mulieres, fugitivi et compediti (Petr. Sat. 39. 9)”, Hyperboreus 16/17 (2010–2011) 121–130 anticipates some of the arguments and conclusions presented here. NB! To avoid confusing W. Gundel with his son, on p. 122 n. 22 read “H. G. Gundel” instead of“idem”; the correct reference for the title passage should be 39. 10. I am heartily thankful to Dr. Natalie Tchernetska for correcting the English of both articles.  \n1 See G. L. Schmeling, J. H. Stuckey, A Bibliography on Petronius (Leiden 1977)  \n234 (index s. v. Astrology); M. S. Smith,“A Bibliography of Petronius (1945–1982)”,  \nTrimalchio’s Astrology 265  \nhave achieved enough success in interpreting separate passages to enable us to understand the whole scene.  \nOf the two main studies devoted to astrological passages in the Cena I find the one by S. Eriksson2 helpful, sound and astute. On the contrary, the thesis published by J. de Vreese,3 though based upon extensive research in astrological writings, in most cases seems to miss the mark. It has been pointed out that most of the parallels cited by him refer not to the whole sign, but to particular days (which amount to 30 in each sign), and that Trimalchio is not likely to be concerned with scientific astrology.4 Unfortunately, almost all extensive commentaries on the Cena after L. Friedlaender,5 including those of M. S. Smith6 and G. Schmeling,7 are strongly influenced by de Vreese and ignore Eriksson’s critique of him.8  \nIn the present article I intend (1) to summarize and estimate opinionson single astrological passages of the Cena; and (2) to give some considerations to Trimalchio’s astrological monologue as a whole. The latter should be considered from the following standpoint. Hitherto it has been interpreted (a) as reflecting ‘professional’ astrology (de Vreese);9 (b) as popular or, mostly, individual superstitions mocked at by Petronius (Eriksson); and (c) as intentional jokes prepared by Trimalchio to amuse his guests. 10 Commentaries characterize the whole monologue rather vaguely and interpret some forecasts as jokes, some as ‘professional’ or popular astrology. The title question of this article has not yet been put point-blank.  \nANRW II.","cbCaivD88uMdHxyO","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaivD88uMdHxyO","pdf",402604,31,"English","# Introduction\n## Interpretation of the zodiac dish scene\n## Competing scholarly views on the monologue\n## Aim and perspective of the present article","[{\"question\":\"What method does the article recommend for understanding Trimalchio’s zodiac material?\",\"answer\":\"It favors induction: relate each zodiac sign to the dish associations in the relevant chapter sequence, then interpret Trimalchio’s astrological forecasts sign by sign.\"},{\"question\":\"What are the main scholarly interpretations of the astrological monologue?\",\"answer\":\"The monologue has been read as reflecting professional astrology, as popular superstition mocked by Petronius, or as intentional jokes prepared by Trimalchio to amuse his guests.\"},{\"question\":\"Why does the article stress drawing a line between two interpretations?\",\"answer\":\"It distinguishes whether the humor belongs to Petronius’s satire with Trimalchio as an unsuspecting adherent, versus humor consciously made by Trimalchio, which would rule out naivety and superstition.\"}]","TRIMALCHIO’S ASTROLOGY: NAIVE SUPERSTITIONS OR INTENTIONAL JOKES? | PDF",1791865651]