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The Metamorphoses of Ovid, Books I-VII

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Original author: Ovid

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"The Metamorphoses of Ovid, Books I-VII" by Ovid is a Latin narrative poem written in 8 CE. This masterwork chronicles the history of the world from creation to Julius Caesar's deification through over 250 transformation myths. Spanning themes from divine comedy to vengeful gods and passionate love, the poem defies simple classification as it shifts between tones and stories. With gods humiliated by Cupid and mortals elevated above the divine, Ovid inverts the expected order, making transformation itself the constant in a world where nothing remains unchanged.

The Metamorphoses of Ovid, Books I-VII, by Ovid. Republished by OpenStories from Project Gutenberg eBook #21765.

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25 Chapters

  1. 1.Introduction: From Bell edition1,344 words
  2. 2.Book I254 words
  3. 3.Book II363 words
  4. 4.Book III302 words
  5. 5.Book IV254 words
  6. 6.Book V134 words
  7. 7.Book VI240 words
  8. 8.Book VII236 words
  9. 9.Introduction: By Edward Brooks, Jr., from McKay edition725 words
  10. 10.Book THE FIRST: The Argument. I.1-4 (1)8,411 words
  11. 11.Book THE FIRST: The Argument. I.1-4 (2)8,506 words
  12. 12.Book THE FIRST: The Argument. I.1-4 (3)2,087 words
  13. 13.Book THE SECOND: Fable I. Ii.1-303 (1)8,615 words
  1. 14.Book THE SECOND: Fable I. Ii.1-303 (2)6,871 words
  2. 15.Book THE THIRD: Fable I. Iii.1-34 (1)8,505 words
  3. 16.Book THE THIRD: Fable I. Iii.1-34 (2)6,406 words
  4. 17.Book THE FOURTH: Fable I. Iv.1-166 (1)8,457 words
  5. 18.Book THE FOURTH: Fable I. Iv.1-166 (2)8,369 words
  6. 19.Book THE FIFTH: Fable I. V.1-242 (1)8,414 words
  7. 20.Book THE FIFTH: Fable I. V.1-242 (2)5,426 words
  8. 21.Book THE SIXTH: Fable I. Vi.1-145 (1)8,546 words
  9. 22.Book THE SIXTH: Fable I. Vi.1-145 (2)5,905 words
  10. 23.Book THE SEVENTH: Fable I. Vii.1-158 (1)8,558 words
  11. 24.Book THE SEVENTH: Fable I. Vii.1-158 (2)8,438 words
  12. 25.Book THE SEVENTH: Fable I. Vii.1-158 (3)4,057 words