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Lucian of Samosata · c. AD 125-after 180

The Downward Journey

Κατάπλους ἢ Τύραννος
Ancient Sources / Lucian of Samosata / The Downward Journey

The Downward Journey, called the Tyrant in some manuscripts, is a dialogue at the ferry of the dead in the Greek underworld. In the Fowlers' volume it is entitled Voyage to the Lower World. It is shown against the 29 sections of the Greek.

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Greek original with English translation, 3 passages, about 5200 words in English.
Translator
H. W. Fowler and F. G. Fowler (1905)
Edition
A. M. Harmon (ed.), Lucian, vol. II, Loeb Classical Library, London: William Heinemann; Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press, 1915 (Greek text as digitised by Perseus)
Cite as
Lucian of Samosata, The Downward Journey 1 (by section)

Contents · 3 passages

  1. 1–8Charon waits; Hermes arrives with the dead1554 words
  2. 9–19The tyrant's pleas; Micyllus the cobbler2149 words
  3. 20–29The crossing; Rhadamanthus judges the shades1540 words

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English translation by H. W. Fowler and F. G. Fowler (1905). Original text: A. M. Harmon (ed.), Lucian, vol. II, Loeb Classical Library, London: William Heinemann; Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press, 1915 (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.