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| author = Ovid
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| elevator pitch = The history of the world from its creation to the deification of Julius Caesar within a loose mythico-historical framework. ''(Wikipedia)''
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{{quote|''"flavaque de viridi stillabant ilice mella." <ref>(And golden honey was dripping from a green oak tree.)</ref>''|'''Ovid''', ''The Metamorphoses'', Bk.I:112}}
{{quote|''"flavaque de viridi stillabant ilice mella." <ref>(And golden honey was dripping from a green oak tree.)</ref>''|'''Ovid''', ''The Metamorphoses'', Bk.I:112}}


''[[The Metamorphoses]]'', completed in 8 AD, is a [[Narrative Poem]] by the Roman poet Publius Ovidius Naso, better known today as [[Ovid]]. The fifteen books of the poem consist of many stories from [[Classical Mythology|Greek and Roman mythology]].
'''''The Metamorphoses''''', completed in 8 AD, is a [[Narrative Poem]] by the Roman poet Publius Ovidius Naso, better known today as [[Ovid]]. The fifteen books of the poem consist of many stories from [[Classical Mythology|Greek and Roman mythology]].


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.
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.
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''The Metamorphoses'' has served as an enormous influence throughout the ages; today, it remains one of the best classical sources for many myths. [[William Shakespeare|Shakespeare]], notably, borrowed from or was inspired by various stories in the collection. ''[[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 Night's Dream|A Midsummer Nights Dream]]''. In Act V of ''[[The Tempest]]'', one of Prospero's speeches is strikingly similar to a speech Medea makes in Book VII of ''The Metamorphoses''. Additionally, ''[[Titus Andronicus (theatre)|Titus Andronicus]]'' bears various similarities to the story of Philomena, and Lavinia actually points out the passage to tell her father and uncle what had happened to her.
''The Metamorphoses'' has served as an enormous influence throughout the ages; today, it remains one of the best classical sources for many myths. [[William Shakespeare|Shakespeare]], notably, borrowed from or was inspired by various stories in the collection. ''[[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 Night's Dream|A Midsummer Nights Dream]]''. In Act V of ''[[The Tempest]]'', one of Prospero's speeches is strikingly similar to a speech Medea makes in Book VII of ''The Metamorphoses''. Additionally, ''[[Titus Andronicus (theatre)|Titus Andronicus]]'' bears various similarities to the story of Philomena, and Lavinia actually points out the passage to tell her father and uncle what had happened to her.


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.])
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.]{{dead link}})


Not to be confused with [[Franz Kafka]]'s ''[[The Metamorphosis]]''.
Not to be confused with [[Franz Kafka]]'s ''[[The Metamorphosis]]''.

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* [[Adam and Eve Plot]]: The story of Deucalion and Pyrrha.
* [[Adam and Eve Plot]]: The story of Deucalion and Pyrrha.
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* [[Scylla and Charybdis]]: Faced by Aeneas at one point.
* [[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]]...
* [[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}}.
* [[Smite Me, O 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-Crossed Lovers]]: Pyramus and Thisbe.
* [[Star-Crossed Lovers]]: Pyramus and Thisbe.
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* [[Talking the Monster to Death]]
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The Metamorphoses
The Calydonian Boar Hunt, by Peter Paul Rubens
Original Title: Metamorphōseōn librī
Written by: Ovid
Central Theme:
Synopsis: The history of the world from its creation to the deification of Julius Caesar within a loose mythico-historical framework. (Wikipedia)
Genre(s): Epic poetry
First published: 8 CE
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"flavaque de viridi stillabant ilice mella." [1]
—Ovid, The Metamorphoses, Bk.I:112

The Metamorphoses, completed in 8 AD, is a Narrative Poem by the Roman poet Publius Ovidius Naso, better known today as Ovid. The fifteen books of the poem consist of many stories from Greek and Roman mythology.

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, notably, borrowed from or was inspired by various stories in the collection. Romeo and Juliet parallels many aspects of "Pyramus and Thisbe", a myth which also appears as a play within a play in A Midsummer Nights Dream. In Act V of The Tempest, one of Prospero's speeches is strikingly similar to a speech Medea makes in Book VII of The Metamorphoses. Additionally, Titus Andronicus bears various similarities to the story of Philomena, and Lavinia actually points out the passage to tell her father and uncle what had happened to her.

Ovid's Metamorphoses is available online here... (What, can't read the Latin? Kids these days... A.S.Kline's English translation is available here. [dead link])

Not to be confused with Franz Kafka's The Metamorphosis.

Tropes used in The Metamorphoses include:
  1. ↑ (And golden honey was dripping from a green oak tree.)
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