Quartilla is a character in the '' Satyricon'' 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 (; grc, Πρίαπος, ) 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 ...

and she and her maids are involved with seducing and torturing three of the characters, Encolpius, Ascyltum, and

Giton The ''Satyricon'', ''Satyricon'' ''liber'' (''The Book of Satyrlike Adventures''), or ''Satyrica'', is a Latin work of fiction believed to have been written by Petronius, Gaius Petronius, though the manuscript tradition identifies the author as ...

. 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