True History: Lucius or The Ass

"True History", Lucian's best-known work, is a parody of the tall stories of fantastic journeys narrated by famous poets and historians. "Lucius, or the Ass", a satirical novel charting the adventures of a young man who has been transformed into a donkey, is usually attributed to Lucian and is thought to be a source of Apuleius' "Golden Ass".