Lucian's Dialogues Namely the Dialogues of the Gods, of the Seagods, Gods, and of the Dead: Zeus the Tragedian, the Ferry-Boat, Translated With Notes and a Preliminary Memoir

by Howard Williams

Excerpt from Lucian's Dialogues Namely the Dialogues of the Gods, of the Seagods, Gods, and of the Dead

For the few ascertained facts in the life of the greatest prose satirist and most brilliant wit of Greek and Latin antiquity, we are indebted, almost wholly, to scattered and incidental allusions in his own various writings.

367 pages, Paperback

First published November 11, 2009

About the author

Howard Williams (1837–1931) was an English humanitarian and vegetarian, and author of the book The Ethics of Diet, an anthology of vegetarian thought.