Reading Menippus Or The Descent Into Hades | Alexandria
Read Menippus Or The Descent Into Hades by Lucian. Journeying into Hell alongside an ancient cynic who mocks the wealthy dead, Lucian's satire exposes how status and riches mean nothing in the afterlife. When kings and beggars become identical skulls, true worth emerges. The surprise? Death reveals that life's hierarchies are artificial - a radical take that challenges both ancient and modern obsessions with wealth and power.