True History

Interesting Facts

• The book is considered one of the earliest works in the science fiction genre.
• Lucian describes a journey to the Moon and encounters with its inhabitants, making it one of the first examples of depicting extraterrestrial life.
• The work contains satirical elements that mock the myths and legends of ancient Greek culture.
• Lucian uses parody of the travel and adventure stories popular in his time to emphasize the absurdity of some tales.
• The book includes a description of a war between the inhabitants of the Moon and the Sun, which is one of the earliest examples of interplanetary conflicts in literature.