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Lucian, Charon Or The Inspectors, 9


nanleft to pick up a gnat, let alone a bull. But pray, Who is yon haughty hero? No Greek, to judge by his dress. HERM: That is Cyrus, son of Cambyses, who transferred to the Persians the ancient empire of the Medes. He has lately conquered Assyria, and reduced Babylon; and now it looks as if he meditated an invasion of Lydia, to complete his dominion by the overthrow of Croesus. CH: And whereabouts is Croesus? HERM: Look over there. You see the great city with the triple wall? That is Sardis. And there, look, is Croesus himself, reclining on a golden couch, and conversing with Solon the Athenian. Shall we listen to what they are saying? CH: Yes, let us.


nanCh. Well, never mind him. We shall have sport enough with him before long; he will come aboard with no strength left to pick up a gnat, let alone a bull. But pray,Who is yon haughty hero? No Greek, to judge by his dress.Her. That is Cyrus, son of Cambyses, who transferred to the Persians the ancient empire of the Medes. He has lately conquered Assyria, and reduced Babylon; and now it looks as if he meditated an invasion of Lydia, to complete his dominion by the overthrow of Croesus.Ch. And whereabouts is Croesus?Her. Look over there. You see the great city with the triple wall? That is Sardis. And there, look, is Croesus himself, reclining on a golden couch, and conversing with Solon the Athenian. Shall we listen to what they are saying?Ch. Yes, let us.


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herakles, herodotus, parody of Alexiou and Cairns, Greek Laughter and Tears: Antiquity and After (2017) 68
heterotopias, comic Alexiou and Cairns, Greek Laughter and Tears: Antiquity and After (2017) 68
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parody, of classical literature Alexiou and Cairns, Greek Laughter and Tears: Antiquity and After (2017) 68
pepaideumenos Alexiou and Cairns, Greek Laughter and Tears: Antiquity and After (2017) 68
satire' Alexiou and Cairns, Greek Laughter and Tears: Antiquity and After (2017) 68