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Mythologies of possible futures: Between Science Fiction and Reality
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The True History
The True History
Lucian of Samostata, 2nd century AD.
Often called the first science-fiction narrative — a voyage beyond Earth.
Begins with a confession of lying; uses humot to expose the limits of human knowledge
Journey to the Moon, interplanetary wars, alien societies, reproductive absurdities (pregnant men, vine women, grape-born offspring), hybrids (fish centaurs, whale villages).
Blends Homeric myth, travel narrative, and absurd exaggeration — an early meta-commentary on storytelling itself.
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