Giton
Giton is a fictional character in Petronius's Satyricon, a 1st-century Roman satire. He is described as a handsome young boy who becomes the companion and lover of Encolpius, the narrator.
In the early part of the work, Encolpius and Giton travel through the Roman world, their bond
The Satyricon survives in fragmentary form, and the ending is abrupt and unresolved; Giton's ultimate fate remains
In modern scholarship, Giton is studied as part of homoerotic motifs and as a lens on themes