"The Metamorphoses of Ovid, Books VIII-XV" by Ovid is a series of ancient mythological stories that focus on change and affection through legendary Roman and Greek characters. Famous people like Theseus and Orpheus fill the pages, along with the sad stories of Scylla, Minos, and Meleager, which show how complicated our desires, revenge, and destinies can be. The stories begin with Minos attacking Megara and Scylla, King Nisus' girl, betraying her land. Because Scylla is so in love, she ruins her own home to find affection; however, Minos leaves her, causing further transformations and unfortunate results. The stories then move on to Theseus' heroic deeds, the dangers of the Calydonian boar, and the sad affections that go along with those actions. Love, deceit, and the never-ending nature of change are important themes that invite people into a world full of moral teachings and deep knowledge.
The Metamorphoses of Ovid, Books VIII-XV
By Ovid
Passion leads to treachery and transformation as gods and mortals navigate tales of legendary heroes, tragic figures, and the enduring power of love and fate.
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About the AuthorPublius Ovidius Naso, known in English as Ovid, was a Roman poet who lived during the reign of Augustus. He was a younger contemporary of Virgil and Horace, with whom he is often ranked as one of the three canonical poets of Latin literature. The Imperial scholar Quintilian considered him the last of the Latin love elegists. Although Ovid enjoyed enormous popularity during his lifetime, the emperor Augustus exiled him to Tomis, the capital of the newly-organised province of Moesia, on the Black Sea, where he remained for the last nine or ten years of his life. Ovid himself attributed his banishment to a "poem and a mistake", but his reluctance to disclose specifics has resulted in much speculation among scholars.
Publius Ovidius Naso, known in English as Ovid, was a Roman poet who lived during the reign of Augustus. He was a younger contemporary of Virgil and Horace, with whom he is often ranked as one of the three canonical poets of Latin literature. The Imperial scholar Quintilian considered him the last of the Latin love elegists. Although Ovid enjoyed enormous popularity during his lifetime, the emperor Augustus exiled him to Tomis, the capital of the newly-organised province of Moesia, on the Black Sea, where he remained for the last nine or ten years of his life. Ovid himself attributed his banishment to a "poem and a mistake", but his reluctance to disclose specifics has resulted in much speculation among scholars.
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