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These stories range from the origin of the world from Chaos to the deification of Caesar and the celebration of Augustus's rule over Rome. Countless tales from mythology are told in between, including the stories of "Apollo and Daphne," "Orpheus and Eurydice," "Baucis and Philemon," "Daedalus and Icarus," et cetera.
''The Metamorphoses'' has served as an enormous influence throughout the ages; today, it remains one of the best classical sources for many myths. [[Shakespeare (Creator)|Shakespeare]], notably, borrowed from or was inspired by various stories in the collection. ''[[Romeo and Juliet (Theatre)|Romeo and Juliet]]'' parallels many aspects of "Pyramus and Thisbe", a myth which also appears as a [[Show Within a Show|play within a play]] in ''[[A Midsummer
Ovid's ''Metamorphoses'' is available online [http://www.thelatinlibrary.com/ovid.html here]... (What, can't read the Latin? [[Grumpy Old Man|Kids these days]]... A.S.Kline's English translation is available [http://etext.virginia.edu/latin/ovid/trans/Ovhome.htm here.])
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=== ''The Metamorphoses'' provides examples of: ===
* [[Adam and Eve Plot]]: The story of Deucalion and Pyrrha.
* [[All
* [[A Load of Bull]]: The Minotaur.
* [[Angel Unaware]]
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* [[Pygmalion Plot]]: One of the stories told in the poem, and one of the few with a truly happy ending.
* [[Raised As the Opposite Gender]]: Iphis' mother raises her daughter as a boy on divine orders to avoid exposing her at birth.
* [[Romantic Two
* [[Sacred Hospitality]]: Hospitality is extremely important, particularly in the Baucis and Philemon story. They get turned into trees for their trouble (it's actually rather sweet).
* [[Scylla and Charybdis]]: Faced by Aeneas at one point.
* [[Second Hand Storytelling]]: The whole thing is a collection of earlier myths and folktales, which are occasionally told by characters in-story. If you're not paying close attention, [[Recursive Reality|it can get confusing]]...
* [[Smite Me Oh Mighty Smiter]]: Myrrha, after she gets pregnant {{spoiler|with her father's child. She gets turned into a myrrh tree, but still gives birth to a boy}}.
* [[Star
* [[Talking the Monster To Death]]
* [[To Hell and Back]]: Orpheus and Eurydice.
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