Lucius Apuleius (c. A.D. 123/5 - c. A.D. 180), an utterly Romanized Berber who described himself as "half-Numidian half-Gaetulian", is remembered most for his bawdy picaresque Latin novel The Golden Ass or, in Latin, the Aureus Asinus (where the Latin word aureus - golden - connoted an element of blessed luckiness). He was born in Madaurus (now Mdaourouch, Algeria), a Roman colony in Numidia on the North African coast, bordering Gaetulia; this is the same colonia where Saint Augustine later received ...

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LUCIUS APULEIUS - the author of 'The Golden Ass', one of the most famous romances in the world, contains the story of Cupid & Psyche. 'The Golden Ass;' is a romance of witchcraft and illustrates the beliefs which were held about witches in pre-christian times. (ABC)

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Lucius Apuleius, Second-century Latin writer, born and educated in North Africa. Student of Platonism at Athens and initiate into many of the Mysteries of his time; best known for his Golden Ass (Metamorphoseon libri XI de Asino Aureo), a satire on mores and religious conditions.

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The tale of Cupid and Psyche first appeared as a digressionary story told by an old woman in Lucius Apuleius' novel, The Golden Ass, written in the second century AD. Apuleius probably used an earlier folk-tale as the basis for his story, modifying it to suit the thematic needs of his novel. Read on its own, it is for the most part a mixture of straightforward fairy tale and parody. Other related archivesLucius Apuleius, The Golden Ass, fairy tale, folk-tale, novel, parod

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The Metamorphoses of Lucius Apuleius, referred to as The Golden Ass (Asinus aureus) by Augustine, is the only Latin novel to survive in its entirety. Lucius wrote it in the second century CE, adapting the story from a Greek original, possibly by Lucius of Patrae. The Greek text has been lost, but there is Λουκιος η Ονος (Lucios or the Ass), a similar tale that is possibly an abridgement of Lucius of Patrae's text, writte ...

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Metamorphosis may mean: Metamorphosis (biology) Metamorphic rock, in geology Shapeshifting, synonym: 'Metamorphosis' "The Metamorphosis", a novella by Franz Kafka Metamorphosis I, Metamorphosis II and Metamorphosis III, works M. C. Escher The Golden Ass, novel by Apuleius, also called Metamorphosis Metamorphosis of Narcissus (painting), by Salvador Dalí Altsys Metamorphosis, a font conversion utility The M ...

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Galli was the Roman name for castrated followers of the Phrygian goddess Cybele, which can be regarded as transgendered in today's terms. Cybele's Galli were similar in form to other colleges of priests in Asia Minor that ancient authors described as "eunuchs", such as the priests of Atargatis described by Apuleius and Lucian, or the galloi of the temple of Artemis at Ephesus. The first Galli arrived in Rome when the Senate officially adopted Cybele as a state goddess in 203 BC. Until t ...

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Psyche can refer to: In psychology and related fields, the psyche is the entirety of the non-physical aspects of a person. A Greek word (also spelled Psykhē or Psukhē) which means either "soul" or "butterfly". psycho-, and psyche- are common English prefixes for mind or soul-related concepts. In late Greek art and literature, a goddess who is the personification of the soul; she is primarily known for her role in the story of Cupid and Psyche, best attested in Apuleius' novel The Golde

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Antoninus Liberalis, Greek grammarian, probably flourished about AD 150. His only surviving work is the Μεταμορφωσεων Συναγωγη, a collection of forty-one tales about mythical metamorphoses which is chiefly valuable as a source of mythological knowledge. This work has no connection to the Metamorphoses written by the poet Ovid or with the Metamorphoses written by Lucius Apuleius. ...

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Poetry Manilius Lucan Persius Statius Prose Petronius : Satyricon Pliny the Elder : Natural History Quintilian Pliny the Younger Aulus Gellius Apuleius Asconius Theater Seneca Satire Juvenal Martial Historiography Ta ...

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Some historical or legendary magicians, wizards, witches, or people who have been claimed to be so, are: List of occultists - Classical mythology:. Cassandra, oracle Circe, legendary sorceress Hecate, goddess of witchcraft Medea, legendary sorceress Semiramis, semi-legendary queen and sorceress List of occultists - Ancient world:. Apollonius of Tyana, wizard Apuleius ...

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Main article: Culture of Algeria Modern Algerian literature, split between Arabic and French, has been strongly influenced by the country's recent history. Famous novelists of the 20th century include Mohammed Dib and Kateb Yacine, while Assia Djebar is widely translated. Important novelists of the 1980s included Rachid Mimouni, later vice-president of Amnesty International, and Tahar Djaout, murdered by an Islamist group in 1993 for his secularist views. As early as Roman times, Apuleius, born in Mdaourouch, was n ...

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Eros, angry at Apollo for making fun of his archery skills, caused him to fall in love with the nymph Daphne, daughter of Ladon, who had scorned him. Daphne prayed to the river god Peneus to help her and was changed into a laurel tree, which became sacred to Apollo. The story of Cupid and Psyche, first attested in Apuleius' Latin novel, The Golden Ass, recounts the love between Cupid and Psyche, whose name means "soul". Aphrodite was jealous of the beauty of Psyche, a mortal, and asked Cupid to make her fall in love with the ug ...

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Contrary to the previously mentioned theories, the use of the phrase bless you or god bless you can be seen in literature mentioned long before it supposedly came into common use in English. "Bless you, my dear!" he said, and "bless you, bless you!" at the second and third sneeze. Apuleius, Golden Ass, AD 150 Dick cannot blow his nose whene'er he pleases, His nose so long is, and his arm so short; Nor ever cries, God bless me! when he sneezes -- He cannot hear so distant a report. Greek Anthology, c. AD 500 Thus, we are left with a little bit of a mystery, ...

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Berber - In ancient times. Shoshenq I, (Egyptian Pharaoh of Libyan origin) Masinissa, King of Numidia, North Africa, present day Algeria and Tunisia Jugurtha, King of Numidia Juba II, King of Numidia Terence, (full name Publius Terentius Afer), Roman writer Apuleius, Roman writer ("half-Numidian, half-Gaetulian") Tacfarinas, who fought the Romans in the Aures Mountains Saint Augustine of Hippo, (from Tagaste, was Berber, although he grew up spea ...

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From Western antiquity—Greece and Rome—these are the earliest, extant novels: Xenophon, The Education of Cyrus (Greek, 4th century BC). A largely fictional account of the education of King Cyrus the Great of Persia. This is considered a precursor to the novel. Petronius, Satyricon (Latin, 1st century). Apuleius, The Golden Ass (Latin, 2nd century). Chariton, The Loves of Chaereas and Callirhoe (Greek, 1st century–2nd century). Achilles Tatius, Leucippe and ...

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In considering magic as tradition, a related category concerns magic in fiction, where it serves as a plot device, the source of magical artifacts and their quests. Magic has long been a subject of fictional tales, especially in fantasy fiction, where it has been a mainstay from the days of Homer and Apuleius, down through the tales of the Holy Grail, Edmund Spenser's The Faerie Queene, and to more contemporary authors from J. R. R. Tolkien to Mercedes Lackey and J. K. Rowling. See also: Magic (Harry ...

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In considering magic as tradition, a related category concerns magic in fiction, where it serves as a plot device, the source of magical artifacts and their quests. Magic has long been a subject of fictional tales, especially in fantasy fiction, where it has been a mainstay from the days of Homer and Apuleius, down through the tales of the Holy Grail, Edmund Spenser's The Faerie Queene, and to more contemporary authors from J. R. R. Tolkien to Mercedes Lackey and J. K. Rowling. See also: Magic (Har ...

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In considering magic as tradition, a related category concerns magic in fiction, where it serves as a plot device, the source of magical artifacts and their quests. Magic has long been a subject of fictional tales, especially in fantasy fiction, where it has been a mainstay from the days of Homer and Apuleius, down through the tales of the Holy Grail, Edmund Spenser's The Faerie Queene, and to more contemporary authors from J. R. R. Tolkien to Mercedes Lackey and J. K. Rowling. See also: Magic (Har ...

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