This narrative poem in fifteen books begins by describing the creation of the world and the ages of gold, silver, bronze, and iron. It ends by declaring its writer's immortality and describing a plagu
This narrative poem in fifteen books begins by describing the creation of the world and the ages of gold, silver, bronze, and iron. It ends by declaring its writer's immortality and describing a plague, the murder of Julius Caesar, and the rise of Augustus. This poem tells stories such as the welcoming of Zeus and Hermes by Baucis and Philemon and has at times been considered the definitive work of mythology. It explains why mulberries are purple and how the con- stellation Ursa Major and Ursa Minor were formed from Arcas and Callisto. Name this work written in 8 CE by Ovid unified by its theme of transformation.
This narrative poem in fifteen books begins by describing the creation of the world and the ages of gold, silver, bronze, and iron.
{Metamorphoses}