- Author: Lucian of Samosata Author Record # 115737
- Legal Name: Λουκιανὸς?Lucian
- Birthplace: Samosata, Syria
- Birthdate: 0125
- Deathdate: 0180
- Language: Ancient Greek
- Webpages: Encyclopedia of Fantasy, Gutenberg, Library of Congress, lucianofsamosata.info, SFE, Wikipedia-EN
- Used These Alternate Names:
Lucian, Lucian (Loukianos), Luciano, Lukian, Lukijan, Luciano di Samosata, Lukianos von Samosata, Luciano de Samosata, Lucien de Samosate, Λουκιανòς ὁ Σαμοσατεύς?Loukianos o Samosateus
- Author Tags: Zeus (1), philosophy (1), deduction (1)
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Collections
- Trips to the Moon [English] (1780) [also as by Lucian]
- The Works of Lucian of Samosata: Complete with Exceptions Specified in the Preface [English] (1905)
- Satirical Sketches [English] (1961) [only as by Lucian]
- O Parasita ou o Papa-Jantares [Portuguese] (1981) [only as by Luciano de Samosata]
- Chattering Courtesans and Other Sardonic Sketches [English] (2004) [only as by Lucian]
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Φιλοψευδής ἢ Ἀπιστῶν?Philopseudes e Apiston(0150)
- Lucian's True History [English] (1902) [only as by Lucian]
- História Verdadeira [Portuguese] (1989) [only as by Luciano]
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A História Verdadeira?A Historia Verdadeira[Portuguese] (2012) [only as by Luciano de Samosata]
- Como se deve escrever a história [Portuguese] (2008) [only as by Luciano de Samosata]
- Θεῶν Διάλογοι / Dialogues of the Gods?Theon Dialogoi / Dialogues of the Gods
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Θεῶν Διάλογοι Δ?Theon Dialogoi D(unknown) only appeared as:
- Translation: The New Sleeping Partner [English] (1961) [as by Lucian]
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Θεῶν Διάλογοι Ι?Theon Dialogoi Ι(unknown) only appeared as:
- Translation: Zeus Is Indisposed [English] (1961) [as by Lucian]
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Θεῶν Διάλογοι Χ?Theon Dialogoi Ch(unknown) only appeared as:
- Translation: The Reluctant Parent [English] (1961) [as by Lucian]
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Θεῶν Διάλογοι?Theon Dialogoi(unknown) only appeared as:
- Translation: Dialogues of the Gods [English] (1905)
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- Νεκρικοὶ Διάλογοι / Dialogues of the Dead?Nekrikoi Dialogoi / Dialogues of the Dead
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Νεκρικοὶ Διάλογοι Ι?Nekrikoi Dialogoi I(unknown) only appeared as:
- Translation: How to Enjoy Life After Seventy [English] (1961) [as by Lucian]
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Νεκρικοὶ Διάλογοι Κ?Nekrikoí Diálogoi Κ(unknown) only appeared as:
Nekrikoi Dialogoi Κ- Translation: No Baggage Allowance [English] (1961) [as by Lucian]
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Νεκρικοὶ Διάλογοι Χ?Nekrikoí Diálogoi C(unknown) only appeared as:
Nekrikoi Dialogoi C- Translation: Menippus gets Away with It [English] (1961) [as by Lucian]
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Νεκρικοὶ Διάλογοι ΔΔ?Nekrikoi Dialogoi DD(unknown) only appeared as:
Nekrikoí Diálogoi DD- Translation: A Slight Change of Sex [English] (1961) [as by Lucian]
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Νεκρικοὶ Διάλογοι?Nekrikoí Diálogoi(unknown) only appeared as:
- Translation: Dialogues of the Dead [English] (1905)
- Translation: Dialogue of the Dead [English] (1973) [as by Lucian]
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Ἀληθῆ διηγήματα?Alithi diigimata(0150) only appeared as:
- Translation: The True History [English] (1780) [as by Lucian]
- Translation: Lucian's True History [English] (1902) [as by Lucian]
- Translation: The True History [English] (1905)
- Translation: A True Story [English] (1944) [as by Lucian]
- Translation: The True History [English] (1961) [as by Lucian]
- Translation: Una storia vera [Italian] (1979) [as by Luciano di Samosata]
- Translation: Uma História verdadeira [Portuguese] (1981) [as by Luciano de Samosata]
- Translation: História Verdadeira [Portuguese] (1989) [as by Luciano]
- Translation: True Story [English] (2001) [as by Lucian]
- Translation: True Histories [English] (2004) [as by Lucian]
- Translation: A História Verdadeira [Portuguese] (2012) [as by Luciano de Samosata]
- Translation: True History [English] (2013)
- Translation: A True Story [English] (2023)
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Φιλοψευδής ἢ Ἀπιστῶν?Philopseudes e Apiston(0150) also appeared as:
- Translation: Lovers of Lies [English] (1669)
- Translation: The Liar [English] (1905)
- Translation: The Pathological Liar [English] (1961) [as by Lucian]
- Translation: The Doubter [English] (1970) [as by Roger Lancelyn Green and Lucian]
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Ἰκαρομένιππος ἢ Ὑπερνέφελος?Ikaroménippos í Ypernéfelos(0175) only appeared as:
- Translation: Icaro-Menippus: A Dialogue [English] (1780) [as by Lucian]
- Translation: Icaromenippus, an Aerial Expedition [English] (1905)
- Translation: Icaromenippus [English] (1961) [as by Lucian]
- Translation: Icaromenippo [Italian] (1979) [as by Luciano di Samosata]
- Translation: Icaro-Menippus [English] (2013)
- Eucrates and Pancrates [English] (1921)
- The Sorcerer's Apprentice [English] (1939) [also as by Lucian]
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The Sandal (excerpt from The Lover of Lies) [English] (1947)
only appeared as:
- Variant: The Sandal (excerpt) (1947) [as by Lucian]
- An Ancient Gulliver [English] (1957)
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A True Story (excerpt) [English] (1965)
only appeared as:
- Variant: Interplanetary Warfare (1966) [as by Lucian]
- Variant: A True History (excerpt) (1973)
- Translation: Eine wahre Geschichte (Ausschnitt) [German] (1983) [as by Lukian]
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Istinite priče?Istinite price[Croatian] (1965) [only as by Lukijan]
Istinite priche - The True History (Excerpt) [English] (1971) [only as by Lucian]
- Voyage to the Moon (excerpt) [English] (2008) [only as by Lucian (Loukianos)]
- L'apprenti sorcier (excerpt) [French] (2012) [only as by Lucien de Samosate]
- Trips to the Moon [English] (2022)
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Ἀλέξανδρος ἢ Ψευδόμαντις?Aléxandros í Psevdómantis(unknown) only appeared as:
Alexandros i Psevdomantis -
Ἀναβιοῦντες ἢ Ἁλιεύς?Anaviountes I Aliefs(unknown) only appeared as:
- Translation: The Fisher: A Resurrection Piece [English] (1905)
- Translation: Fishing for Phonies [English] (1961) [as by Lucian]
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Ἐνάλιοι Διάλογοι?Enalioi Dialogoi(unknown) only appeared as:
- Translation: Dialogues of the Sea-Gods [English] (1905)
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Ἡρακλῆς?Iraklis(unknown) only appeared as:
- Translation: Heracles, an Introductory Lecture [English] (1905)
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Ὄνειρος ἢ Ἀλεκτρυών?Oneiros I Alektryon(unknown) only appeared as:
- Translation: The Cock [English] (1905)
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Βίων Πρᾶσις?Vion Prasis(unknown) only appeared as:
- Translation: Sale of Creeds [English] (1905)
- Translation: Philosophies Going Cheap [English] (1961) [as by Lucian]
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Δὶς κατηγορούμενος?Dís katigoroumenos(unknown) only appeared as:
- Translation: The Double Indictment [English] (1905)
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Δίκη Φωνηέντων?Diki Fonienton(unknown) only appeared as:
- Translation: Trial in the Court of Vowels [English] (1905)
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Διάλογος πρὸς Ἡσίοδον?Diálogos prós Isíodon(unknown) only appeared as:
Dialogos pros Isiodon- Translation: An Interview with Hesiod [English] (1961) [as by Lucian]
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Διόνυσος?Dionysos(unknown) only appeared as:
- Translation: Dionysus, an Introductory Lecture [English] (1905)
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Ζεὺς ἐλεγχόμενος?Zefs elenchomenos(unknown) only appeared as:
- Translation: Zeus Cross-Examined [English] (1905)
- Translation: Some Awkward Questions for Zeus [English] (1961) [as by Lucian]
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Ζεὺς Τραγῳδός?Zefs Tragodos(unknown) only appeared as:
- Translation: Zeus Tragoedus [English] (1905)
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Ζεύξις ἢ Ἀντίοχος?Zéfxis í Antíochos(unknown) only appeared as:
Zefxis i Antiochos -
Θεῶν Ἐκκλησία?Theon Ekklisia(unknown) only appeared as:
- Translation: The Gods in Council [English] (1905)
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Θεῶν Κρίσις?Theón Krísis(unknown) only appeared as:
Theon Krisis- Translation: A Beauty Competition [English] (1961) [as by Lucian]
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Κατάπλους ἢ Τύραννος?Kataplous I Tyrannos(unknown) only appeared as:
- Translation: Voyage to the Lower World [English] (1905)
- Translation: The Journey Down to Hades; or, The Tyrant [English] (2004) [as by Lucian]
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Λούκιος ἢ Ὄνος?Loúkios í Ónos(unknown) only appeared as:
- Translation: Burro Lúcio [Portuguese] (1981) [as by Luciano de Samosata]
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Μένιππος ἢ Νεκυομαντεία?Menippos I Nekyomanteia(unknown) only appeared as:
- Translation: Menippus: A Necromantic Experiment [English] (1905)
- Translation: Menippus Goes to Hell [English] (1961) [as by Lucian]
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Μυίας Ἐγκώμιον?Myías Enkómion(unknown) only appeared as:
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Variant: Μυῖας ἐγκώμιον?Myias egkomon(unknown) [as byΛουκιανòς ὁ Σαμοσατεύς?Loukianos o Samosateus]
- Translation: Elogio da Mosca [Portuguese] (1981) [as by Luciano de Samosata]
- Translation: Elogio da Mosca [Portuguese] (2017) [as by Luciano de Samosata]
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Variant:
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Περὶ τοῦ Παρασίτου ὅτι Τέχνη ἡ Παρασιτική?Perí toú Parasítou óti Téchni i Parasitikí(unknown) only appeared as:
- Translation: Parasita [Portuguese] (1981) [as by Luciano de Samosata]
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Πλοῖον ἢ Εὐχαί?Ploíon í Efchaí(unknown) only appeared as:
Ploion i Efchai- Translation: The Ship; or, Prayers [English] (2004) [as by Lucian]
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Προμηθεύς?Promithefs(unknown) only appeared as:
- Translation: Prometheus on Caucasus [English] (1905)
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Τίμων?Timon(unknown) only appeared as:
- Translation: Timon the Misanthrope [English] (1905)
- Translation: Timon the Misanthrope [English] (2004) [as by Lucian]
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Χάρων ἢ Ἐπισκοποῦντες?Charon I Episkopountes(unknown) only appeared as:
- Translation: Charon [English] (1905)
- Translation: Charon Sees Life [English] (1961) [as by Lucian]
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A Dialogue Between Alexander, Hannibal, Minos, Scipio (unknown)
only appeared as:
- Translation: A Dialogue Between Alexander, Hannibal, Minos, Scipio [English] (1973) [as by Lucian]
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A Dialogue Between Terpsion, and Pluto (unknown)
only appeared as:
- Translation: A Dialogue Between Terpsion, and Pluto [English] (1973) [as by Lucian]
- A True History (excerpt) [English] (unknown)
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From A True Story [English] (unknown)
also appeared as:
- Translation: da: Una storia vera [Italian] (1988) [as by Luciano di Samosata]
- Translation: Der wahren Geschichte: Erstes Buch [German] (1990) [as by Lukianos von Samosata]
- Inside the Monster (excerpt) [English] (unknown) [only as by Lucian]
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Minos and Sostratus (unknown)
only appeared as:
- Translation: Minos and Sostratus [English] (1973) [as by Lucian]
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Pluto; or, A Complaint Against Menippus (unknown)
only appeared as:
- Translation: Pluto; or, A Complaint Against Menippus [English] (1973) [as by Lucian]
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Πῶς δεῖ Ἱστορίαν συγγράφειν?Pos dei Istorian syngrafein(unknown) only appeared as:
- Translation: Instructions for Writing History [English] (1780) [as by Lucian]
- Translation: The Way to Write History [English] (1905)
- Translation: Como se deve escrever a história [Portuguese] (2008) [as by Luciano de Samosata]
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Περὶ τοῦ Ἐνυπνίου ἤτοι Βίος Λουκιανοῦ?Peri tou Enypniou itoi Vios Loukianou(unknown) only appeared as:
- Translation: The Vision: A Chapter of Autobiography [English] (1905)
- Translation: The Dream [English] (1961) [as by Lucian]
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Πρὸς τὸν εἰπόντα Προμηθεὺς εἶ ἐν λόγοις?Pros ton eiponta Promithefs ei en logois(unknown) only appeared as:
- Translation: A Literary Prometheus [English] (1905)
- Translation: 'So You Think I'm Prometheus of the Literary World?' [English] (2004) [as by Lucian]