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Lucian of Samosata · c. AD 125-after 180

The Parliament of the Gods

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The Parliament of the Gods, called The Gods in Council in the Fowlers' volume, is a satire on the crowding of heaven with foreign deities and with men raised to godhead. Zeus presides and Momus, the god of fault-finding, makes the speech. The Greek has 19 sections.

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Greek original with English translation, 2 passages, about 2500 words in English.
Translator
H. W. Fowler and F. G. Fowler (1905)
Edition
A. M. Harmon (ed.), Lucian, vol. V, Loeb Classical Library, London: William Heinemann; Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press, 1936 (Greek text as digitised by Perseus)
Cite as
Lucian of Samosata, The Parliament of the Gods 1 (by section)

Contents · 2 passages

  1. 1–11Zeus opens the assembly; Momus on the new gods1489 words
  2. 12–19Trophonius and Amphilochus; the decree1016 words

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English translation by H. W. Fowler and F. G. Fowler (1905). Original text: A. M. Harmon (ed.), Lucian, vol. V, Loeb Classical Library, London: William Heinemann; Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press, 1936 (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.