NamebookLucian's Dialogues Volume 1: The Dialogues of the Gods
AuthorLUCIAN OF SAMOSATA
Time02:39:22
Book annotation
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:
PrefaceDialogue I: Prometheus obtains his release from Zeus by a prophecyDialogue II: Zeus threatens to put Eros in fettersDialogue III: Zeus orders Hermes to slay Argus, and to conduct Io to EgyptDialogue IV: Zeus instructs Ganymedes as to the nature of his duties in heavenDialogue V: Hera upbraids Zeus with his love for GanymedesDialogue VI: Ixion makes love to HeraDialogue VII: Hephæstus recounts to Apollo the actions of the infant prodigy, HermesDialogue VIII: Hephæstus assists at the parturition of Zeus and the birth of AthenaDialogue IX: Hermes refuses Poseidon admission to Zeus, and assigns as the reason the lying-in of the king of gods and men with BacchusDialogue X: Hermes conveys to Helios the order of ZeusDialogue XI: Aphrodite charges Selene with her love for Endymion, and, at the same time, laments the tyranny of her son, Eros, over herselfDialogue XII: Aphrodite upbraids Eros for his mischievous conduct in the past, and cautions him for the futureDialogue XIII: Asklepius and Herakles quarrel on a question of precedence in heavenDialogue XIV: Apollo recounts to hermes the manner of the death of Hyakinthus, and his grief for the sameDialogue XV: Hermes and Apollo envy the deformed Hephæstus the possession of his beautiful wivesDialogue XVI: Hera and Leto dispute about the merits of their respective childrenDialogue XVII: Hermes narrates to Apollo the adultery of Ares and Aphrodite, and the revenge of HephæstusDialogue XVIII: Hera denounces, and Zeus defends, the character of BacchusDialogue XIX: Eros explains to his mother why he does not assail Athena, the Musæ, and ArtemisDialogue XX: The Judgment of ParisDialogue XXI: Ares ridicules the threat of Zeus, and the chain let down from heavenDialogue XXII: Pan urges his claims to be the son of Hermes, who is unwilling to admit his paternityDialogue XXIII: Apollo remarks to Bacchus on the heterogeneousness of Aphrodite's children; while Bacchus exposes the character of PriapusDialogue XXIV: Hermes complains to his mother of the multiplicity of his employmentsDialogue XXV: Helios, accused by Zeus of rash conduct in giving up his chariot to his son, obtains a conditional pardonDialogue XXVI: Apollo asks Hermes to point out to him, of the twin dioscuri which is Kastor and which Polydeukes; and takes the opportunity of criticising their divine pretensions
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