True Story

  • True Story, also known as A True History, was a Novel written by the Roman Satirist Lucian of Samosata (125-180 CE).

Plot

  • It is a satire on the Odyssey by Homer, and takes the form of an early science fiction story.
  • In the story, the characters undertake a westward journey past the Pillars of Hercules, are taken up by a whirlwind and deposited on the Moon, where a war is taking place between armies from the other Planets.

 

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