The Metamorphoses of Ovid, Books I-VII
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To render the work, which, from its nature and design, must, of necessity, be replete with matter of obscure meaning, more inviting to the scholar, and more intelligible to those who are unversed in Classical literature, the translation is accompanied with Notes and Explanations, which, it is believed, will be found to throw considerable light upon the origin and meaning of some of the traditions of heathen Mythology…
Details
- AuthorOvid
- SourceProject Gutenberg #21765
- Length126,004 words · 8h 24m of reading
- Chapters16
- DictionaryIncluded
- CopyrightPublic domain in the United States
- Source checked2026-08-28
Contents
16 chapters
Recovered from the original source text, so you can open the book at any of them.
- 01LITERALLY TRANSLATED WITH NOTES AND EXPLANATIONS
- 02BOOK I.
- 03BOOK II.
- 04BOOK III.
- 05BOOK IV.
- 06BOOK V.
- 07BOOK VI.
- 08BOOK VII.
- 09BOOK THE FIRST.
- 10BOOK THE SECOND.
- 11BOOK THE THIRD.
- 12BOOK THE FOURTH.
- 13BOOK THE FIFTH.
- 14BOOK THE SIXTH.
- 15BOOK THE SEVENTH.
- 16Interlinear Translations
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