Lucian's purpose in writing The True History is to critique the prevalent exaggerations in storytelling, particularly those found in the works of poets and historians. He expresses this intention explicitly, stating he wanted to leave a monument of himself by 'publishing untruths' to reflect on the lies of others and to illustrate the folly of accepting them as truth[1]
Furthermore, Lucian emphasizes that he writes 'of matters which I neither saw nor suffered' and cautions readers not to believe his accounts, declaring, 'for I confidently pronounce for a truth, that I lie' [1]
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