Metamorphoses

1479 · Book · Ovid

“Just a year and a few days after Julius Caesar's fatal Ides of March, Publius Ovidius Naso (we know him as Ovid, though W. S. Gilbert uses Naso, rhyming on say so, in one of the lyrics in Iolanthe) was born, on his brother's first birthday, in the town of Sulmo.”

The Metamorphoses is a narrative poem penned by the Roman poet Ovid. Widely considered to be his ultimate work, comprising fifteen books and over 250 myths. The poem portrays a history of the world from creation up to the deification of Julius Caesar. Metamorphoses is viewed as one of the most influential works in Western culture, inspiring authors such as Dante, Shakespeare, Chaucer, and Boccaccio. It has also inspired countless works of art from various artists throughout the centuries. by Ovid