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'''''The Lover of Lies''''', also known as '''''The Doubter''''' or '''''Philopseudes''''' ({{lang-el|Φιλοψευδὴς ἢ Ἀπιστῶν}}), is a [[frame story]] written by the |
'''''The Lover of Lies''''', also known as '''''The Doubter''''' or '''''Philopseudes''''' ({{lang-el|Φιλοψευδὴς ἢ Ἀπιστῶν}}), is a [[frame story]] written by the [[Greeks|Greek]]<ref>{{Cite web|title=Lucian {{!}} Greek writer|url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/Lucian|access-date=2021-08-06|website=Encyclopedia Britannica|language=en}}</ref> 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]].<ref>{{cite book|last1=Harmon|first1=A. M.|title=Lucian, Volume III: The Dead Come to Life or The Fisherman. The Double Indictment or Trials by Jury. On Sacrifices. The Ignorant Book Collector. The Dream or Lucian's Career. The Parasite. The Lover of Lies. The Judgement of the Goddesses. On Salaried Posts in Great Houses|date=January 1921|publisher=Harvard University Press|location=Cambridge, Massachusetts|isbn=9780674991446|page=319}}</ref> The book contains the earliest known version of the story of "[[The Sorcerer's Apprentice#Similar stories|The Sorcerer's Apprentice]]".<ref>George Luck "Witches and Sorcerers in Classical Literature", p. 141, ''Witchcraft and Magic in Europe: Ancient Greece And Rome'' edited by Bengt Ankarloo and Stuart Clark {{ISBN|0-8122-1705-5}}</ref> |
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Revision as of 18:30, 6 August 2021
The Lover of Lies, also known as The Doubter or Philopseudes (Greek: Φιλοψευδὴς ἢ Ἀπιστῶν), is a frame story written by the Greek[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 book contains the earliest known version of the story of "The Sorcerer's Apprentice".[3]
Summary
The dialogue begins with a young man named Tychiades asking his friend Philokles why most people are so fond of lies. After a brief discussion, Tychiades goes on to narrate an occasion when he went to visit an elderly friend named Eukrates hoping to meet his other friend Leontichos. At Eukrates's house, he encounters a large group of guests who have recently gathered together due to Eukrates suddenly falling ill. When Tychiades remarks that the folk remedies the other guests are suggesting to help Eukrates get better will not work, they all laugh at him. They then try to persuade him to believe in various superstitions by telling him stories, which grow increasingly ridiculous as the conversation goes on.
See also
References
- ^ "Lucian | Greek writer". Encyclopedia Britannica. Retrieved 2021-08-06.
- ^ Harmon, A. M. (January 1921). Lucian, Volume III: The Dead Come to Life or The Fisherman. The Double Indictment or Trials by Jury. On Sacrifices. The Ignorant Book Collector. The Dream or Lucian's Career. The Parasite. The Lover of Lies. The Judgement of the Goddesses. On Salaried Posts in Great Houses. Cambridge, Massachusetts: Harvard University Press. p. 319. ISBN 9780674991446.
- ^ George Luck "Witches and Sorcerers in Classical Literature", p. 141, Witchcraft and Magic in Europe: Ancient Greece And Rome edited by Bengt Ankarloo and Stuart Clark ISBN 0-8122-1705-5
External links
- The Lover of Lies, English translation by H. W. Fowler and F. G. Fowler
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