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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.
The Dream or Lucian's Career: Lucian tells how a vision inspired him to abandon a career in sculpture for one in literature. *Περὶ τοῦ Παρασίτου ὅτι Τέχνη ἡ Παρασιτική De Parasito The Parasite: Parasitic an Art: Lucian ironically proves that parasitism is the highest of all art forms.
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]
Lucian (c. 120–180 CE, Roman Empire) Apuleius (c. 123–180 CE, ... Mark Russell is an American political satirist known for his many appearances on PBS;
According to Suidas, Lucian was born at Samosata, Kommagene, Syria, to Christian parents, and was educated in the neighbouring city of Edessa, Mesopotamia, at the school of Macarius. However, this tradition might be due to a conflation with his famous namesake, Lucian of Samosata, the pagan satirist of the second century. [2]
On the Syrian Goddess (De Dea Syria), a 2nd-century work attributed to the satirist Lucian of Samosata on the cult of Atargatis; References
Menippus, by Velázquez Menippus, Nuremberg Chronicle.. Menippus of Gadara (/ m ə ˈ n ɪ p ə s /; Greek: Μένιππος ὁ Γαδαρεύς Menippos ho Gadareus; fl. 3rd century BC) was a Cynic satirist.