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1. Lucian
   (c. 125-c. 190) Greek writer. In his satirical dialogues, he pours scorn on religions and mocks human pretensions. His 65 genuine works also include rhetorical declamations, literary criticism, biography, and...
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2. Lucian
   ancient Greek rhetorician, pamphleteer, and satirist.[8 related articles]
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3. Lucian
   Lucian is a Lat In boy name. The meaning of the name is `Man of Light ` Where is it used? The name Lucian is mainly used In English and In Romanian.For the opposite sex use: In Italian, Spanish, Portuguese and In Ancient Roman: Luciana (F) Lucian appears In 2007`s top-1000 name list at rank 774.. 1880 was a `top year` for the name Luc
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4. Lucian
   Lucian (lOO'shun) , b. c.120, d. after 180, Greek writer, also called Lucianus, b. Samosata, Syria. In late life he held a government position in Egypt. Lucian wrote an easy, masterly Attic prose, which he turned to satirical use. His wit and characterizations give his satires a vigor and an int...
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5. Lucian
   Lucian was a Greek satirist and humorist. He was born at Samosata, on the banks of the Euphrates, and lived between 120 and 200. Little is known of his life, but he is said to have made money as a rhetorician or a lawyer, to have spent much time in travelling, and to have lived for long intervals in...
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6. Lucian
   Greek writer. In his satirical dialogues, he pours scorn on religions and mocks human pretensions. His 65 genuine works also include rhetorical declamations, literary criticism, biography, and romance. Among the most interesting of his works are Dialogues of the Gods, Dialogues of the Dead, Zeus Confou...
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7. Lucian
   and satirist who wrote in the Greek language. He is noted for his witty and scoffing nature. His ethnicity is disputed and is attributed as Assyrian according to Frye and quote=Lucian of Samosata…says (par. 1): “I who write (this) am Assyrian.”-->--> and Syrian people|Syrian accord...
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8. Lucian
   (crater) `Lucian` is a tiny lunar impact crater that is located in the northeastern part of the Mare Tranquillitatis. The nearest named craters are Lyell to the east-southeast, Theophrastus to the northeast, and Gardner to the north-northeast. A little farther to the north is Maraldi crater. ...
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