The form is named after the Greek cynic Menippus, whose works, now lost, influenced the works of Lucian and Marcus Terentius Varro; such satires are sometimes termed Varronian satire.
The form is named after the Greek cynic Menippus, whose works influenced the works of Lucian. The form is named after the Greek cynic Menippus, whose works influenced the works of Marcus Terentius Varro. Works are now lost. Such satires are sometimes termed Varronian satire.