more idiosyncratic ones, used before to deny Lucian's authorship, are actually found in other writings uncontroversially ascribed to him. Reception For most of the twentieth century, the Amores was regarded as inauthentic and was not studied by many scholars. It was brought to renewed scholarly attention in 1984 when Michel Foucault examined the text in The History of Sexuality. Translations Amores (English only, Loeb version) Erotes (Greek original and Danish translation) References Ancient Greek erotic literature Pederastic literature Works by Lucian