Lucian of Samosata · c. AD 125-after 180

Timon

Name: Timon
Author: Lucian of Samosata

Τίμων ἢ Μισάνθρωπος

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Timon the Misanthrope is a dialogue in the manner of comedy. A once-rich Athenian, now a hired labourer, calls on Zeus to notice what has become of him, and the gods send Plutus, the god of wealth, to restore his fortune. The sections of the Greek are numbered 1 to 58.

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Text: Greek original with English translation, 4 passages, about 7700 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, Timon 1 (by section)

Contents · 4 passages

1–15Timon's complaint to Zeus; Zeus sends Plutus2039 words
16–32Hermes and Plutus on the road2199 words
33–48Poverty leaves; Timon finds the gold; Gnathonides and Philiades2040 words
49–58Demeas, Thrasycles and the crowd1425 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.

Timon

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