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Condition: New. CHECK your CD player manual BEFORE ordering. Your player must be able to play MP3 files on CD or these CDs will not play. Thank you. Audio Source: Public Domain, Librivox Lucian of Samosata (c. 125 - c. 180) Lucian of Samosata (Ancient Greek: ????????? ? ??????????, Latin: Lucianus Samosatensis; c.?AD 125 ? after AD 180) was a rhetorician and satirist who wrote in the Greek language. He is noted for his witty and scoffing nature. Lucian's Dialogues Volume 1: The Dialogues of the Gods LUCIAN OF SAMOSATA (c. 125 - c. 180), translated by Howard WILLIAMS (1837 - 1931) The Dialogues of the Gods are 26 miniature dialogues mocking the Homeric conception of the Greek gods written in Attic Greek by Syrian author Lucian of Samosata. Almost 1900 years old, these dialogues still retain a lot of their original humor and wit. The cast list for dialogues with 3 or more readers is given below: Dialogue 8: Zeus: Owen Cook Hephastus: KevinS Stage directions: Foon Dialogue 9: Poseidon: ToddHW Hermes: Owen Cook Stage directions: Foon Dialogue 13: Zeus: ToddHW Asklepius: Foon Herakles: KevinS Dialogue 20: Zeus: alanmapstone Hermes: Owen Cook Hera: Foon Athena: Sonia Aphrodite: Sandra Schmit Paris: Aaron White Stage directions: ToddHW Editor: Campbell Schelp (Summary by Foon) Genre(s): Classics (Greek Latin Antiquity), Dramatic Readings, Satire Language: English Trips to the Moon LUCIAN OF SAMOSATA (c. 125 - c. 180), translated by Thomas FRANCKLIN (1721 - 1784) The endeavour of small Greek historians to add interest to their work by magnifying the exploits of their countrymen, and piling wonder upon wonder, Lucian first condemned in his Instructions for Writing History, and then caricatured in his True History, wherein is contained the account of a trip to the moon, a piece which must have been enjoyed by Rabelais, which suggested to Cyrano de Bergerac his Voyages to the Moon and to the Sun, and insensibly contributed, perhaps, directly or through Bergerac, to the conception of Gulliver?s Travels. The Icaro-Menippus Dialogue describes another trip to the moon, though its satire is more especially directed against the philosophers. (Summary from the Introduction) Genre(s): Action Adventure Fiction, Epistolary Fiction, Fantastic Fiction