Ovid: Volume 3, Metamorphosis, Books 1-8

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by Ovid,

Translated by Frank J. Miller

Harvard University Press

Due/Published January 1988, 484 pages, cloth

ISBN 0674990463

(Loeb Classical Library)

In the Metamophoses Ovid retells in one poetic whole an enormous range of stories of classical mythology. Connected by the theme of miraculous change (hence the title), the narratives pass in review, from the dawn of creation down to the transfiguration of Caesar's soul into a star. Each important myth is touched upon and ingeniously linked to the next as the poet progresses through his historical account. Ovid's most influential work is here given a fluent prose translation.