Lucian of Samosata · c. AD 125-after 180

A Literary Prometheus

Name: A Literary Prometheus
Author: Lucian of Samosata

Προμηθεὺς εἶ ἐν λόγοις

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A Literary Prometheus is a short speech in which Lucian answers the compliment, or the reproach, that he is a Prometheus in his writing. It has seven sections in the Greek.

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Text: Greek original with English translation, 1 passage, about 1200 words in English.
Translator: H. W. Fowler and F. G. Fowler (1905)
Edition: Karl Jacobitz (ed.), Luciani Samosatensis Opera, Leipzig: Teubner, 1909 (Greek text as digitised by Perseus)
Cite as: Lucian of Samosata, A Literary Prometheus 1 (by section)

1–7Lucian is told he is a Prometheus1168 words

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English translation by H. W. Fowler and F. G. Fowler (1905). Original text: Karl Jacobitz (ed.), Luciani Samosatensis Opera, Leipzig: Teubner, 1909 (Greek text as digitised by Perseus).

Greek text and translation from the Perseus Digital Library, Tufts University, CC BY-SA 4.0 (Perseus Digital Library, Greek text); translation public domain. Introductions, summaries and notes © GreekMythology.com.

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