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Lucian's Dialogues Volume 1: The Dialogues of the Gods

The Dialogues of the Gods are 26 miniature dialogues mocking the Homeric conception of the Greek gods written in Attic Greek by Syrian author Lucian of Samosata. Almost 1900 years old, these dialogues still retain a lot of their original humor and wit.

The cast list for dialogues with 3 or more readers is given below:

Dialogue 8:
Zeus: Owen Cook
Hephæstus: KevinS
Stage directions: Foon

Dialogue 9:
Poseidon: ToddHW
Hermes: Owen Cook
Stage directions: Foon

Dialogue 13:
Zeus: ToddHW
Asklepius: Foon
Herakles: KevinS

Dialogue 20:
Zeus: alanmapstone
Hermes: Owen Cook
Hera: Foon
Athena: Sonia
Aphrodite: Sandra Schmit
Paris: Aaron White
Stage directions: ToddHW

Editor: Campbell Schelp
(Summary by Foon)

Year of Publication: 1913Genres: Dramatic Readings , Classics (Greek & Latin Antiquity) , Satire

Running Time: 02 hours 39 minutes 22 seconds

#	Chapter Name
1	Preface Foon	33:21
2	Dialogue I: Prometheus obtains his release from Zeus by a prophecy Owen Cook	3:13
3	Dialogue II: Zeus threatens to put Eros in fetters Tomas Peter	3:13
4	Dialogue III: Zeus orders Hermes to slay Argus, and to conduct Io to Egypt Scotty Smith	2:04
5	Dialogue IV: Zeus instructs Ganymedes as to the nature of his duties in heaven Owen Cook	7:07
6	Dialogue V: Hera upbraids Zeus with his love for Ganymedes Scotty Smith	6:09
7	Dialogue VI: Ixion makes love to Hera Scotty Smith	6:27
8	Dialogue VII: Hephæstus recounts to Apollo the actions of the infant prodigy, Hermes Owen Cook	4:12
9	Dialogue VIII: Hephæstus assists at the parturition of Zeus and the birth of Athena Owen Cook	3:38
10	Dialogue IX: Hermes refuses Poseidon admission to Zeus, and assigns as the reason the lying-in of the king of gods and men with Bacchus ToddHW	3:53
11	Dialogue X: Hermes conveys to Helios the order of Zeus Stefan Von Blon	3:43
12	Dialogue XI: Aphrodite charges Selene with her love for Endymion, and, at the same time, laments the tyranny of her son, Eros, over herself cathar maiden	2:47
13	Dialogue XII: Aphrodite upbraids Eros for his mischievous conduct in the past, and cautions him for the future cathar maiden	3:26
14	Dialogue XIII: Asklepius and Herakles quarrel on a question of precedence in heaven ToddHW	3:40
15	Dialogue XIV: Apollo recounts to hermes the manner of the death of Hyakinthus, and his grief for the same Stefan Von Blon	3:29
16	Dialogue XV: Hermes and Apollo envy the deformed Hephæstus the possession of his beautiful wives Stefan Von Blon	4:20
17	Dialogue XVI: Hera and Leto dispute about the merits of their respective children Sonia	4:17
18	Dialogue XVII: Hermes narrates to Apollo the adultery of Ares and Aphrodite, and the revenge of Hephæstus Stefan Von Blon	4:19
19	Dialogue XVIII: Hera denounces, and Zeus defends, the character of Bacchus Foon	3:37
20	Dialogue XIX: Eros explains to his mother why he does not assail Athena, the Musæ, and Artemis cathar maiden	3:37
21	Dialogue XX: The Judgment of Paris ToddHW	23:15
22	Dialogue XXI: Ares ridicules the threat of Zeus, and the chain let down from heaven Owen Cook	2:59
23	Dialogue XXII: Pan urges his claims to be the son of Hermes, who is unwilling to admit his paternity Stefan Von Blon	6:15
24	Dialogue XXIII: Apollo remarks to Bacchus on the heterogeneousness of Aphrodite's children; while Bacchus exposes the character of Priapus ToddHW	3:41
25	Dialogue XXIV: Hermes complains to his mother of the multiplicity of his employments Leanne Yau	4:51
26	Dialogue XXV: Helios, accused by Zeus of rash conduct in giving up his chariot to his son, obtains a conditional pardon Owen Cook	4:17
27	Dialogue XXVI: Apollo asks Hermes to point out to him, of the twin dioscuri which is Kastor and which Polydeukes; and takes the opportunity of criticising their divine pretensions Owen Cook	3:32