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Lucian
Lucian
Lucian of Samosata was a rhetorician and satirist who wrote in the Greek language. He is noted for his witty and scoffing nature.His ethnicity is disputed and is attributed as Assyrian according to Frye and Parpola, and Syrian according to Joseph....

was a Roman rhetorician and satirist.

Lucian may also refer to:

People

  • Lucian of Antioch
    Lucian of Antioch
    Saint Lucian of Antioch , known as Lucian the Martyr, was a Christian presbyter, theologian and martyr. He was noted for both his scholarship and ascetic piety.-History:...

     (c. 240–312), Christian theologian, martyr and saint
  • Lucian of Beauvais
    Lucian of Beauvais
    Saint Lucian of Beauvais is a Christian martyr of the Catholic Church, called the "Apostle of Beauvais." He was killed in the 3rd century during the Diocletian persecution, although later traditions make him a martyr of the 1st century instead. This was because the church of Beauvais attempted...

     (died ca. 290), Christian martyr and saint

Fictional characters

  • Lucian (The 39 Clues), a branch of the Cahill family in the 39 Clues adventure book and game franchise
  • Lucian (Underworld), a character in the films Underworld and Underworld: Rise of the Lycans
  • Lucian (Pokémon), a member of the Elite Four in Pokémon
  • Dark Swordsman Lucian, the main character of the Nintendo DS game Lunar Knights
    Lunar Knights
    Lunar Knights, known in Japan as and abbreviated Boktai DS, is a science-fantasy game and is the fourth title in the Boktai series of games developed by Kojima Productions, announced at E3 2006. It begins a new story arc, and follows new protagonists and hence has also been marked as the beginning...

  • Lucian Lachance, is the listener of the Dark Brotherhood in the game Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion"

See also

  • Lucia (disambiguation)
    • Saint Lucia (disambiguation)
      Saint Lucia (disambiguation)
      Saint Lucy, a Christian saint known as Santa Lucia in Italian and in Swedish and Santa Lucía in Spanish, has given her name to many places, and things that take their names from those places:-People:*Saint Lucy, a Christian saint...

  • Luciana (disambiguation)
    Luciana (disambiguation)
    Luciana may also refer to:People with the given name Luciana:* Luciana Abreu, Portuguese singer and actress* Luciana Caporaso, British singer* Luciana Gimenez, Brazilian fashion model and TV show hostess of Lebanese origin...

  • Luciano
    Luciano
    Luciano is a Jamaican second generation roots reggae artist and poet....

  • Lucien
    Lucien
    Lucien is a male given name of French origin, meaning light. It is the French form of Luciano or Latin Lucianus, patronymic of Lucius.-Given name:*Lucien or Lucian of Beauvais, Christian saint*Lucien, a band member of Delta-S...

  • Lucius (disambiguation)
    Lucius (disambiguation)
    Lucius may refer to:* Lucius, a Latin praenomen in ancient Rome* Lucius, a given name and a surname in various languages-Zoology:* Barbus lucius, a species of ray-finned fish in the genus Barbus...

  • Lucy
    Lucy
    Lucy is an English and French feminine given name derived from Latin masculine given name Lucius with the meaning as of light . Alternative spellings are Luci, Luce, Lucie...

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