Dialogues of the Gods
 Dialogues of the Gods (This manuscript contains ten of the dialogues of Lucianus) | |
| Author | Lucian of Samosata |
|---|---|
| Language | Greek |
| Genre | Satire |
| Publisher | Various |
Publication date | 2nd century CE |
| Publication place | Syria, Roman Empire |
Dialogues of the Gods (Template:Lang-grc) are 25 miniature dialogues mocking the Homeric conception of the Greek gods written in Attic Greek by Syrian author Lucian of Samosata.
The 25 Dialogues titles are:
- Prometheus and Zeus,
- Eros and Zeus,
- Zeus and Hermes,
- Ganymede and Zeus,
- Juno and Zeus(1),
- Juno and Zeus(2),
- Adranus and Apollo,
- Adranus and Zeus,
- Neptune and Hermes,
- Mercuy and (the) Sun,
- Venus and Selene,
- Venus and Zeus,
- Zeus, Asclepius and Heracles,
- Hermes and Apollo(1),[1]
- Hermes and Apollo(2),
- Hera and Leto,
- Apollo and Hermes,
- Hera and Zeus,
- Aphrodite and Zeus,
- Ares and Hermes,
- Autolycus and Hermes,
- Apollo and Bacchus,
- Hermes and Maia,
- Zeus and Helios,
- Apollo and Hermes.
The work was translated into Latin c. 1518 by Livio Guidolotto (also called Guidalotto or Guidalotti), the apostolic assistant of Pope Leo X.[1]
References
- ^ "Dialogues of the Gods - Dialogi deorum". World Digital Library (in Latin). Retrieved 2014-03-01.
External links
Greek Wikisource has original text related to this article:
- 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, with facing Greek text, at ancientlibrary.com
- "Dialogues of the Gods - Dialogi deorum". World Digital Library (in Latin). Retrieved 2014-03-01.
- A.M. Harmon: Introduction to Lucian of Samosata at tertullian.org
- Lucian of Samosata Project - Articles, Timeline, Maps, Library/Texts, and Themes
- Dialogues of the Gods: Text with running vocabulary and commentary for intermediate readers of Greek, ed. Evan Hayes and Stephen Nimis. 2015