Ovid’s Metamorphoses

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Latin narrative poem classical Latin literature work epic poem

Ovid’s Metamorphoses is a Latin narrative poem composed of mythological and legendary tales linked by the theme of transformation, which became one of the most influential works in Western literature.

Observed surface forms (7)

Surface form	As subject	As object
Ovid's Metamorphoses	0	12
Metamorphoses	0	3
Metamorphoses by Ovid	0	3
Metamorphoseon libri XI	0	1
Metamorphoses Book 11	0	1
OvidMetamorphoses	0	1
Tales from Ovid	0	1

Statements (50)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Latin narrative poem → classical Latin literature work → epic poem →
approximateCompletionDate	8 CE →
associatedWith	Augustus → surface form: Emperor Augustus
author	Ovid →
canonicalStatus	major classic of Western literature →
closingEpisode	deification of Julius Caesar →
compositionPeriod	early 1st century CE →
containsEpisode	story of Arachne → story of Baucis and Philemon → Icarus → surface form: story of Daedalus and Icarus Apollo and Daphne → surface form: story of Daphne and Apollo story of Narcissus and Echo → myth of Orpheus and Eurydice → surface form: story of Orpheus and Eurydice story of Perseus and Andromeda → Philomela → surface form: story of Philomela Pygmalion and the Image series → surface form: story of Pygmalion Pyramus → surface form: story of Pyramus and Thisbe story of the flood of Deucalion and Pyrrha →
containsMythsFrom	Greek mythology → Greco-Roman mythology → surface form: Roman mythology
genre	epic poetry → mythological narrative →
hasEnglishTitle	Ovid’s Metamorphoses self-linksurface differs → surface form: Metamorphoses
hasTitleInLatin	Metamorphōsēs →
influenceOn	Baroque painting → Dante Alighieri → European Renaissance literature → Geoffrey Chaucer → John Milton → Western visual arts → William Shakespeare → opera →
literaryForm	dactylic hexameter →
literaryPeriod	Augustan age →
narrativePerspective	third-person →
notableFeature	complex narrative framing → elegant and witty style → innovative use of mythological sources →
numberOfBooks	15 →
openingEpisode	creation of the world →
originalLanguage	Latin →
placeOfComposition	Rome →
structure	continuous narrative of linked episodes →
theme	change and instability → love → metamorphosis → power of the gods → transformation →

Referenced by (25)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Autolycus → appearsIn → Ovid’s Metamorphoses →

this entity surface form: Ovid's Metamorphoses

Ceyx → appearsIn → Ovid’s Metamorphoses →

this entity surface form: Ovid's Metamorphoses

Daphne → appearsIn → Ovid’s Metamorphoses →

Hermaphroditus → appearsIn → Ovid’s Metamorphoses →

this entity surface form: Metamorphoses

Pyrrha → appearsIn → Ovid’s Metamorphoses →

this entity surface form: Ovid's Metamorphoses

Maenads → appearsInWork → Ovid’s Metamorphoses →

this entity surface form: OvidMetamorphoses

Metamorphoses → basedOn → Ovid’s Metamorphoses →

this entity surface form: Metamorphoses by Ovid

The Book of the Duchess → containsAllusionTo → Ovid’s Metamorphoses →

this entity surface form: Ovid's Metamorphoses

Ovid’s Metamorphoses → hasEnglishTitle → Ovid’s Metamorphoses self-linksurface differs →

this entity surface form: Metamorphoses

The House of Fame → influencedByWork → Ovid’s Metamorphoses →

this entity surface form: Ovid's Metamorphoses

Hermaphroditus → literarySource → Ovid’s Metamorphoses →

this entity surface form: Ovid's Metamorphoses

Alcmene → mentionedIn → Ovid’s Metamorphoses →

this entity surface form: Metamorphoses by Ovid

Alcyone → mentionedIn → Ovid’s Metamorphoses →

Deucalion → mentionedIn → Ovid’s Metamorphoses →

this entity surface form: Ovid's Metamorphoses

Dryope → mentionedIn → Ovid’s Metamorphoses →

this entity surface form: Ovid's Metamorphoses

Europa → mentionedIn → Ovid’s Metamorphoses →

this entity surface form: Metamorphoses by Ovid

Helios → mentionedIn → Ovid’s Metamorphoses →

Semele → mentionedIn → Ovid’s Metamorphoses →

this entity surface form: Ovid's Metamorphoses

Ovid → notableWork → Ovid’s Metamorphoses →

this entity surface form: Metamorphoses

Ted Hughes → notableWork → Ovid’s Metamorphoses →

this entity surface form: Tales from Ovid

Metamorphoses by Apuleius → originalTitle → Ovid’s Metamorphoses →

this entity surface form: Metamorphoseon libri XI

Arethusa (nymph in Greek mythology) → sourceText → Ovid’s Metamorphoses →

subject surface form: Arethusa

this entity surface form: Ovid's Metamorphoses

Circe → sourceText → Ovid’s Metamorphoses →

this entity surface form: Ovid's Metamorphoses

Minos → sourceText → Ovid’s Metamorphoses →

this entity surface form: Ovid's Metamorphoses

Ceyx → sourceWork → Ovid’s Metamorphoses →

this entity surface form: Metamorphoses Book 11