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Throughout history, the Metamorphoses has been used not only as a compendium of information on Ancient Greek and Roman lore, but also as a vehicle for allegorical exposition, exegesis, commentaries and adaptations. True enough, in the medieval West, Ovid's work was the principal conduit of Greek myths. [9]
The Metamorphoses (Latin: Metamorphōsēs, from Ancient Greek: μεταμορφώσεις: "Transformations") is a Latin narrative poem from 8 CE by the Roman poet Ovid. It is considered his magnum opus .
Metamorphoses into bodies of water in Greek mythology (1 C, 24 P) Pages in category "Metamorphoses in Greek mythology" The following 12 pages are in this category, out of 12 total.
Metamorphoses into trees, shrubs, vines, fruit, flowers, grass and other types of flora in Greek mythology. Subcategories This category has the following 2 subcategories, out of 2 total.
Antoninus Liberalis (Greek: Ἀντωνῖνος Λιβεράλις) was an Ancient Greek grammarian who probably flourished between the second and third centuries AD. [1] He is known as the author of The Metamorphoses , a collection of tales that offers new variants of already familiar myths as well as stories that are not attested in other ...
In Greek mythology, Pygmalion (/ p ɪ ɡ ˈ m eɪ l i ən /; Ancient Greek: Πυγμαλίων Pugmalíōn, gen.: Πυγμαλίωνος) was a legendary figure of Cyprus. He is most familiar from Ovid's narrative poem Metamorphoses, in which Pygmalion was a sculptor who fell in love with a statue he had carved.
A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology (1873) Harry Thurston Peck, Harper's Dictionary of Classical Antiquities (1898) Hamilton, Edith (1969). "Eight Brief Tales of Lovers". Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes. Mentor. pp. 115– 118. ISBN 0-451-62803-9
The Fontana Greca ("Greek Fountain") is a fountain from the Renaissance period located in Gallipoli, southern Italy. The fountain has bas-reliefs depicting three metamorphoses in Greek mythology. The center bas-relief shows Eros flying beside Aphrodite, while Hermaphroditus and Salmacis are shown below laying together and embracing.