lˈaɪk pˌɪəɡˈɑːpəlˌɪnɪsᵻz ɪnðə mˈaɪlz ɡlˈoːɹɪˌɑːsəs, θɹˈɑːsoʊ ɪz ɐtˈɛndᵻd baɪ ɐ flˈæɾɚɹɚ ɔːɹ pˈæɹəsˌaɪt hˌuː fˈɑːloʊz hˌɪm ɹˈaʊnd ænd ɐtˈɛndz tə hɪz wˈɪʃᵻz.
Like Pyrgopolinices in the Miles Gloriosus, Thraso is attended by a flatterer or parasite who follows him round and attends to his wishes.