Lucian of Samosata, Abdicatus, Austin Morris Harmon (Translator), 0

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[0] A son who had been disowned studied medicine. When his father became insane and had been given up by the other doctors, he cured him by administering a remedy, and was again received into the family. After that, he was ordered to cure his stepmother, who was insane, and as he refused to do so, he is now being disowned again.¹

Abdicatus. Lucian of Samosata. Austin Morris Harmon (Translator). United States. Perseus 5.0.

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Disowned (English) (Lucian, Vol. 5. Harmon, Austin Morris, editor. London: William Heinemann, Ltd.; Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press, 1936 (printing).)

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Ἀποκηρυττόμενος Perseus (Lucian, Vol. 5. Harmon, Austin Morris, editor. London: William Heinemann, Ltd.; Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press, 1936 (printing).) — 0 focus

[0] ἀποκηρυχθείς τις ἰατρικὴν ἐξέμαθεν. μανέντα τὸν πατέρα καὶ ὑπὸ τῶν ἀλλων ἰατρῶν ἀπεγνωσμένον ἰασάμενος φαρμάκου δόσει ἀνελήφθη αὖθις ἐς τὸ γένος. μετὰ ταῦτα μεμηνυίαν τὴν μητρυιὰν ἰάσασθαι κελευόμενος ἀποκηρύττεται.

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The Disinherited Perseus (The Works of Lucian of Samosata, Vol. 2. Fowler, Henry Watson and Fowler, Francis George, translators. Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1905.) — 0 focus

[0] A disinherited son adopts the medical profession. His father going mad, and being given up by the other physicians, he treats him successfully, and is then reinstated in his rights. Subsequently his step-mother also goes mad; he is bidden to cure her, and, declaring his inability to do so, is once more disinherited.

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Disowned

The words in italics are supplied to give the approximate sense of those lost in the Greek text.

Lucian of Samosata Abdicatus 0

Austin Morris Harmon (Translator)

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