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- 1. (of an insect or amphibian) undergo metamorphosis, especially into the adult form: "feed the larvae to your fish before they metamorphose into adults"
- 2. subject (rock) to metamorphism: "the extreme heat metamorphosed the sandstone, baking it white and producing a quartzite rock"
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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 By Ovid Written 1 A.C.E. Translated by Sir Samuel Garth, John Dryden, et al. Metamorphoses has been divided into the following sections:
Metamorphoses, poem in 15 books, written in Latin about 8 ce by Ovid. It is written in hexameter verse. The work is a collection of mythological and legendary stories, many taken from Greek sources, in which transformation (metamorphosis) plays a role, however minor.
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Learn about Ovid's epic poem Metamorphoses, a collection of myths and legends with transformations. Find summaries, analysis, quotes, and more in this comprehensive study guide.
Jan 11, 2022 · “Metamorphoses” is often called a mock-epic, as it is written in dactylic hexameter (the form of the great epic poems of the ancient tradition, such as “The Iliad”, “The Odyssey” and “The Aeneid”), unlike Ovid‘s other works.
Ovid: The Metamorphoses: a new complete downloadable English translation with comprehensive index, and other poetry translations including Baudelaire , Chinese, European .
Jun 8, 2007 · The Metamorphoses of Ovid are a compendium of the Mythological narratives of ancient Greece and Rome, so ingeniously framed, as to embrace a large amount of information upon almost every subject connected with the learning, traditions, manners, and customs of antiquity, and have afforded a fertile field of investigation to the ...
