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The Works of Lucian translated by H.W. Fowler and F. G. Fowler, four volumes (Oxford University Press, 1905) Selections. Chattering Courtesans and Other Sardonic Sketches translated by Keith Sidwell (Penguin Classics, 2004) Selected Dialogues translated by C. D. N. Costa (Oxford World's Classics, 2006) On the Syrian Goddess, Jane Lightfoot ...
Lucian of Samosata [a] (Λουκιανὸς ὁ Σαμοσατεύς, c. 125 – after 180) was a Hellenized Syrian satirist, rhetorician and pamphleteer who is best known for his characteristic tongue-in-cheek style, with which he frequently ridiculed superstition, religious practices, and belief in the paranormal.
The Passing of Peregrinus or The Death of Peregrinus (Greek: Περὶ τῆς Περεγρίνου Τελευτῆς; Latin: De Morte Peregrini) is a satire by the Syrian Greek writer Lucian in which the lead character, the Cynic philosopher Peregrinus Proteus, takes advantage of the generosity of Christians and lives a disingenuous life before burning himself at the Olympic Games of 165 AD.
A True Story (Ancient Greek: Ἀληθῆ διηγήματα, Alēthē diēgēmata; Latin: Vera Historia or Latin: Verae Historiae), also translated as True History, is a long novella or short novel [1] written in the second century AD by the Syrian author Lucian of Samosata. [2]
Lucian D. of the Gods, Translated by Fowler, H W and F G. Oxford: The Clarendon Press. 1905. The Works of Lucian of Samosata at sacred-texts.com; Loeb Classical Library, vol. 3/8 of Lucian's works Archived 2012-10-03 at the Wayback Machine, with facing Greek text, at ancientlibrary.com "Dialogues of the Gods - Dialogi deorum".
It is based on a painting by Danish artist Michael Ancher (1849-1927), according to LMI, and is one of many of Van Gogh’s “translations” of works by other artists.
The Lover of Lies, also known as The Doubter or Philopseudes (Greek: Φιλοψευδὴς ἢ Ἀπιστῶν), is a frame story written by the Syrian [1] satirist Lucian of Samosata. It is written in the Attic dialect of ancient Greek. It is primarily a work of satire making fun of people who believe in the supernatural. [2]
The Consonants at Law - Sigma vs. Tau, in the Court of the Seven Vowels is an essay attributed to Lucian, and appearing in the Loeb Classical Library edition of the Works of Lucian. However the edition notes that it is "probably not by Lucian, but much later than his time", Lucian having died in 180 CE. [ 1 ]