Icaromenippo, o il Passanuvoli
Lucian of Samosata
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Lucian of Samosata (125–c.180) was a Greek satirist of Syrian or Assyrian extraction, and is perhaps best-known for his story True History. Icaro-Menippus is a satirical play with Greek philosophers being the focus of Lucian’s ridicule. The play contains only two characters: Menippus, and an unnamed friend. Mennipus tells his companion how he used bird wings to fly into space, visiting the Moon and the Greek gods during his travels. Whether or not Mennipus’s story is true is left for the audience to decide.
Many people could be forgiven for thinking that concepts such as voyages into space, time travel, robots and extraterrestrials started in the nineteenth century with the works of Jules Verne, HG Wells and other science fiction pioneers. In truth, however, these ideas have far earlier origins, dating back a thousand years and more. Icaro-Menippus is the third tale in Firestone Books' Early Science Fiction Series.
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