Book cover art for Metamorphoses by Ovid

Metamorphoses

Ovid

Date of Birth
43 BCE
Date of Death
17 CE
Known For
Metamorphoses, Heroides

In Metamophoses, Ovid muses on the nature of love through stories of transformations that are, in turn, humorous, violent, whimsical, melancholy, satiric, or tragic. Even when relating tales of titans and gods, the stories invite us to consider the nature of human emotion.