Talk:Pandarus

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_ _ I always assumed "pandering" by politicians was considered an analog of the unprincipled satisfaction of others' lusts by pimps. But gives

pander
To give in to the wishes of someone from whom you hope to gain something in return.
Pandarus, an obsequious character in the poem Filostrato by Giovanni Boccaccio.

_ _ Our section Decameron#Analysis mentions Filostrato but not Pandarus.
_ _ This needs at least further discussion here, if not changes to the article.
--Jerzyt 06:23, 9 December 2007 (UTC)Reply

Hilary Mantell - Cromwell suggests to Norfolk that - "It does not become your grey hairs, to play Pandar." In her The mirror and the lights.  Preceding unsigned comment added by 120.18.76.56 (talk) 08:13, 11 March 2023 (UTC)Reply