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Lucian
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Lucian of Samosata was a Hellenized Syrian satirist, rhetorician and pamphleteer who is best known for his characteristic tongue-in-cheek style, with which he frequently ridiculed philosophers and pri
Bust of Epicurus, an Athenian philosopher whom Lucian greatly admired
Bust of Epicurus, an Athenian philosopher whom Lucian greatly admired
Hermes, the messenger of the gods, a major recurring character throughout many of Lucian's dialogues.
Hermes, the messenger of the gods, a major recurring character throughout many of Lucian's dialogues.
Statue of the snake-god Glycon, invented by the oraclemonger Alexander of Abonoteichus, whom Lucian satirizes in his treatise Alexander the False Prop
Statue of the snake-god Glycon, invented by the oraclemonger Alexander of Abonoteichus, whom Lucian satirizes in his treatise Alexander the False Prophet
Nabataean carving from c. 100 AD depicting the goddess Atargatis, the subject of Lucian's treatise On the Syrian Goddess
Nabataean carving from c. 100 AD depicting the goddess Atargatis, the subject of Lucian's treatise On the Syrian Goddess
Dialogues of the Gods
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Dialogues of the Gods are twenty-five miniature dialogues mocking the Homeric conception of the Greek gods, written in the Attic Greek dialect by the Syrian author Lucian of Samosata. The work was tra
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…the oldest known version of "The Sorcerer's Apprentice". Lucian wrote numerous satires making fun of traditional stories about the gods including The Dialogues of the Gods, Icaromenippus, Zeus Rants, Zeus Catechized, and The Parliament of the Gods. His Dialogues of the Dead focuses on the Cynic philosophers Diogenes and…
Dialogues of the Gods (This manuscript contains ten of the dialogues of Lucianus)
Dialogues of the Gods (This manuscript contains ten of the dialogues of Lucianus)
Athena is born from Zeus's forehead as he grasps the clothing of Eileithyia on the right; black-figured amphora, 550–525 BC, Louvre.
Athena is born from Zeus's forehead as he grasps the clothing of Eileithyia on the right; black-figured amphora, 550–525 BC, Louvre.
Selene and Endymion, antique fresco from Pompeii.
Selene and Endymion, antique fresco from Pompeii.
The Death of Hyacinthus, oil painting by Méry-Joseph Blondel.
The Death of Hyacinthus, oil painting by Méry-Joseph Blondel.