This author parodied the Homeric pantheon in his work Dialogues of the Gods. For 10 points each:
[10m] Name this Ancient Greek satirist, whose native language was likely Syriac. A novel by this author depicts a war between the Moon and the Sun, who are both attempting to colonize the planet Venus.
ANSWER: Lucian of Samosata (The novel is A True Story.)
[10e] Lucian's Dialogues of the Courtesans demonstrate the influence of the "New" form of this genre, whose authors include Menander. Aristophanes wrote plays that exemplify the "Old" form of this lighthearted genre.
ANSWER: comedy [or comedies, or comoedia; prompt on drama]
[10h] Chariclea is nearly sacrificed to the gods in an ancient Greek novel by Heliodorus titled for this region. In several epic poems, Memnon, a ruler of this region, fights for the Trojans after Hector's death.
ANSWER: Ethiopia [or Aethiopia, or Aethiopica]
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