Mythical epic “Metamorphoses” is a work by a Roman writer Ovid. It belongs to the middle phase of his literary work in which he wrote mythological poems, even though the influence of his first phase, in which he wrote love poetry, is felt. “Metamorphoses” is consisted out of 246 stories of mythological thematic. The stories […]
Ovid
Publius Ovidius Naso was the best Roman poet. In the beginning of his poetry writing his main theme was love and he also got involved with several myths. Later, during his exile, his poetry assumed a thinking character. His most important work is Metamorphoses.
Metamorphoses - Narcissus and Echo
The mythological story about Narcissus and Echo is famous for being the proof of Tiresias' prophecy gift. When Jupiter got into a debate with Juno about lust being bigger with women than with men they decided to ask the prophet. He spent seven years as a woman and answered that woman's lust is bigger than […]
Metamorphoses - Orpheus and Eurydice
Mythical epic “Metamorphoses” is a work by a Roman writer Ovid. It belongs to the middle phase of his literary work in which he wrote mythological poems, even though the influence of his first phase, in which he wrote love poetry, is felt. “Metamorphoses” is consisted out of 246 stories of mythological thematic. The stories […]
Metamorphoses - Pyramus and Thisbe
Mythical epic "Metamorphoses" is a work by a Roman writer Ovid. It belongs to the middle phase of his literary work in which he wrote mythological poems, even though the influence of his first phase, in which he wrote love poetry, is felt. "Metamorphoses" is consisted out of 246 stories of mythological thematic. The stories […]
Metamorphoses - Venus and Adonis
Mythical epic “Metamorphoses” is a work by a Roman writer Ovid. It belongs to the middle phase of his literary work in which he wrote mythological poems, even though the influence of his first phase, in which he wrote love poetry, is felt. “Metamorphoses” is consisted out of 246 stories of mythological thematic. The stories […]
