Teacher:In this task you will be given a text passage from a trivia quiz. You should choose the category this question belongs to from these categories: History, Science, Social Science, Fine Arts, Literature. You can only choose one category, so if in doubt, please choose the closest match.
Teacher: Now, understand the problem? Solve this instance: This man wrote a poem whose ninth book tells the story of Byblis, who falls in love with her own twin brother, and of Iphis, who on the advice of Isis, is raised as a boy. One of his works takes the form of letters written by jilted heroines to their lovers. In a work composed of elegiac couplets that inspired a later sequel that lists "Remedies", he claimed that "as Chiron was to Achilles," he was to (*) Cupid. This poet, who wrote a book whose final episode before its epilogue is the apotheosis of Julius Caesar, penned the Tristia during his exile to the Black Sea. A book by this author of Heroides and Ars Amatoria includes the episodes of Diana and Actaeon, Apollo and Daphne, and other tales of transformation. For 10 points, name this Roman poet of the Metamorphoses.
Student:
Literature