num_pages: 280
description: Prized through the ages for its splendor and its savage, sophisticated wit, The Metamorphoses is a masterpiece of Western culture--the first attempt to link all the Greek myths, before and after Homer, in a cohesive whole, to the Roman myths of Ovid's day. Horace Gregory, in this modern translation, turns his poetic gifts toward a deft reconstruction of Ovid's ancient themes, using contemporary idiom to bring today's reader all the ageless drama and psychological truths vividly intact. --From the book jacket
language: English
title: Ovid Metamorphoses
titlecomplete: Ovid Metamorphoses
characters: Perseus, Hero (mythology), Venus (goddess), Odysseus, Orpheus, Jupiter (God), Leander (mythology), Heracles, Apollo (Greek god), Ares (god), Hermaphroditus, Ixion, Juno (Goddess), Hermes, Minerva, Mercury, Aeneas, Pan (Greek)
genres: Fiction, Classics, Ancient, Philosophy, Greek Mythology, Fantasy, Mythology, Literature, Poetry, School
ratings_count: 69053
places: Ancient mythological world
awards: awardedAt: 1072944000000
name: Harold Morton Landon Translation Award, awardedAt: 820483200000
name: Premi Crítica Serra d'Or de Traducció
publisher: Borders Classics