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{{Infobox book
| title = The Metamorphoses
| original title = Metamorphōseōn librī
| image = Rubens - The Calydonian Boar Hunt (about 1611-1612).png
| caption = The Calydonian Boar Hunt, by Peter Paul Rubens
| author = Ovid
| central theme =
| elevator pitch = The history of the world from its creation to the deification of Julius Caesar within a loose mythico-historical framework. ''(Wikipedia)''
| genre = Epic poetry
| publication date = 8 CE
| source page exists =
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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}}
'''''The Metamorphoses''''', completed in 8 AD, is a [[Narrative Poem]] by the Roman poet Publius Ovidius Naso, better known today as [[
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. [[William Shakespeare
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 ''[[
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* [[Adam and Eve Plot]]: The story of Deucalion and Pyrrha.
* [[All-Star Cast]]: The stories center on many well known figures and heroes. The Calydonian Boar Hunt in particular brings ''many'' of them together.
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* [[Disproportionate Retribution]]: Juno, especially. For example, she sends a horrific plague upon the island of Aegina, killing hundreds. Why? Because the island is named after a woman who slept with Jupiter, king of the gods. See also the above example of the flaying.
* [[Does Not Like Men]]: Diana. She reacts poorly when Actaeon accidentally stumbles across the pool where she's bathing.
* [[Driven
* [[Exactly What It Says
* [[Extra Eyes]]: Argus, though they don't help him once he falls asleep.
* [[Flight]]
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* [[Plot Hole]]: There are several, since it is based on conflicting mythology.
* [[Pygmalion Plot]]: One of the stories told in the poem, and one of the few with a truly happy ending.
* [[Raised
* [[Romantic Two-Girl Friendship]]: Iphis and Ianthe, though the former doesn't dare to reveal her true sex and the latter thinks (s)he's her groom-to-be.
* [[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,
* [[Star-Crossed Lovers]]: Pyramus and Thisbe.
* [[Talking the Monster
* [[To Hell and Back]]: Orpheus and Eurydice.
* [[Trapped in Another World]]: Persephone is abducted and brought to the Underworld.
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