Dialogi Marini

Books

• Δωρίδος καὶ Γαλατείας

  Doris and Galatea discuss the sea-nymph's love affair with the Cyclops Polyphemus, with sisterly horror at her taste in men.

  13 lines
• Κύκλωπος καὶ Ποσειδῶνος

  Poseidon and the river Alpheus debate territorial boundaries between salt water and fresh, a divine dispute over jurisdiction.

  10 lines
• Ποσειδῶνος καὶ Ἀλφειοῦ

  The sea-nymphs discuss Zeus's transformation into a bull to abduct Europa, critiquing the logistics of maritime abduction.

  11 lines
• Μενελάου καὶ Πρωτέως

  Menelaus confronts Proteus the shape-changer, wrestling the sea-god through his transformations in search of truth.

  11 lines
• Πανόπης καὶ Γαλήνης

  Poseidon and the dolphins discuss their rescue of Arion the poet, who was thrown overboard by pirates but saved by music-loving sea creatures.

  7 lines
• Τρίτωνος, Ἀμυμώνης καὶ Ποσειδῶνος

  The Nereids gossip about Perseus and Andromeda, debating whether the hero's rescue of the chained princess was romantic or merely convenient.

  16 lines
• Νότου καὶ Ζεφύρου

  The sea-nymphs discuss the golden apple of discord and its role in triggering the Trojan War, viewing world events from their underwater perspective.

  10 lines
• Ποσειδῶνος καὶ Δελφίνων

  Poseidon and Nereus argue over the sea god's treatment of Odysseus, whose journey home is being sabotaged by divine grudges.

  5 lines
• Ποσειδῶνος καὶ Νηρηΐδων

  A dialogue between sea creatures reveals the comic absurdity of the ocean's role in mythological events.

  9 lines
• Ἴριδος καὶ Ποσειδῶνος

  The Nereids discuss Thetis and her marriage to Peleus, the mortal wedding that all the gods attended — and which planted the seed of Troy's destruction.

  6 lines
• Ξάνθου καὶ Θαλάττης

  Poseidon expresses frustration at constantly playing second fiddle to Zeus, particularly regarding control over storms and shipwrecks.

  9 lines
• Δωρίδος καὶ Θέτιδος

  The sea-nymphs evaluate the various heroes who have sailed their waters, ranking them by seamanship and attractiveness.

  10 lines
• Ἐνιπέως καὶ Ποσειδῶνος

  Enipeus and Poseidon quarrel over the river-god's beloved Tyro, whom Poseidon seduced by taking Enipeus's form.

  6 lines
• Τρίτωνος καὶ Νηρηΐδων

  Triton reports on the latest maritime disasters, delivering the sea's casualty figures with bureaucratic detachment.

  15 lines
• Ζεφύρου καὶ Νότου

  A final survey of the sea's mythological inhabitants, bringing Lucian's maritime comedy to its playful conclusion.

  14 lines