E. Cobham Brewer 1810–1897. Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 1898.
Scævola [left-handed].
So Caius Mucius was called, because, when he entered the camp of Porsenna as a spy, and was taken before the king he deliberately held his hand over a lamp
till it was burnt off, to show the Etruscan that he would not shrink from torture.
