Selections from Ovid's Metamorphoses

The Metamorphoses is a narrative poem written by Roman poet Ovid in the 8th century AD. It is a collection of legendry and mythological stories, many of which have been obtained from Greek sources. Ovid wrote Metamorphoses in Latin, combining 15 books, 11995 lines, and above 250 myths. It displays a variety of unifying themes, such as love, mutability, violence, power and artistry. The central theme of the poem is passion, as it bestows more unity to the work than other transformation devic...