Ebook {Epub PDF} Metamorphoses by Ovid

The Metamorphoses is a Latin narrative poem by the Roman poet Ovid, considered his magnum opus. Comprising 11, lines, 15 books and over myths, the poem chronicles the history of the world from its creation to the deification of Julius Caesar within a loose mythic-historical framework/5(K). The Metamorphoses is Ovid's only epic poem. As far back as Homer, most Greek and Latin epic poetry is composed in dactylic hexameter, and the Metamorphoses is no exception. Dactylos, δάκτυλος, is the Greek word for digit, as in finger or toe. A dactyl consists of one long syllable and two short syllables.  · The Metamorphoses of Ovid are a compendium of the Mythological narratives of ancient Greece and Rome, so ingeniously framed, as to embrace a large amount of information upon almost every subject connected with the learning, traditions, manners, and customs of antiquity, and have afforded a fertile field of investigation to the learned of the civilized world.

The Metamorphoses by Publius Ovidius Naso (Ovid) is considered one of the most influential books in the Western canon and an extremely important source for classical mythology. Since the Middle Ages, writers, painters, and sculptors have been drawing on Ovid's stories of the passions, adventures, and battles of the gods and heroes for inspiration. Metamorphoses. Ovid, one of Rome's greatest poets, predicted that his fame would live on forever. So far, his prediction has proven accurate. Ovid was born Publius Ovidius Naso on Ma b.c., a year after the death of Julius Caesar. He was born in Sulmo, to a wealthy family. The Metamorphoses is Ovid's only epic poem. As far back as Homer, most Greek and Latin epic poetry is composed in dactylic hexameter, and the Metamorphoses is no exception. Dactylos, δάκτυλος, is the Greek word for digit, as in finger or toe. A dactyl consists of one long syllable and two short syllables.

Ovid's METAMORPHOSES is a major building block in Western culture. It contains virtually all of the major Roman myths that are referred to constantly by the writers and artists of the Renaissance and Baroque periods. Familiarity with Ovid is guaranteed to enhance one's appreciation of Western art, literature, and music. The Metamorphoses (Latin: Metamorphōsēs, from Ancient Greek: μεταμορφώσεις: "Transformations") is an 8 AD Latin narrative poem by the Roman poet Ovid, considered his magnum opus. Comprising 11, lines, 15 books and over myths, the poem chronicles the history of the world from its creation to the deification of Julius. Metamorphoses. By Ovid. Written 1 A.C.E. Translated by Sir Samuel Garth, John Dryden, et al. Metamorphoseshas been divided intothe following sections: Book the First [79k].