Abstract:This article aims to highlight the comic features of the composite attire worn by Menippus and Mithrobarzanes in Lucian’s Necyomantia. First, I discuss the literary tradition that Lucian draws on in order to depict Menippus’ costume, which enables him to pass himself off as Odysseus, Orpheus, and Heracles and enter the underworld while still being alive. Then, I propose that Mithrobarzanes also uses a costume to disguise himself as a Mage, since he is actually a Chaldean from Babylon. A terminological discussion of μάγος and Χαλδαῖος will highlight how Lucian plays with the meaning of these terms to mock Mithrobarzanes.

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笑声的动力：卢西安的 Necyomantia 中 Menippus 和 Mithrobarzanes 的服装

摘要：本文旨在突出卢锡安的《涅西曼提亚》中美尼普斯和米索巴赞斯所穿的复合服装的喜剧特征。首先，我讨论了卢锡安为了描绘墨尼帕斯的服装而借鉴的文学传统，这使他能够假装自己是奥德修斯、俄耳甫斯和赫拉克勒斯，并在活着的时候进入冥界。然后，我建议 Mithrobarzanes 也使用服装将自己伪装成法师，因为他实际上是来自巴比伦的迦勒底人。μάγος 和 Χαλδαῖος 的术语讨论将重点介绍卢西安如何利用这些术语的含义来嘲笑 Mithrobarzanes。