Ovid’s Metamorphoses, completed around 8 AD, is a fifteen-book Latin epic retelling over 250 myths from the creation of the world to the deification of Julius Caesar — all linked by the theme of transformation. This volume covers the first seven books in English translation, encompassing the creation myth, the great flood, the stories of Apollo and Daphne, Orpheus, Narcissus, and many other foundational tales of classical mythology.
The Metamorphoses was one of the most influential texts of the medieval and Renaissance periods, shaping the mythology known to Shakespeare, Dante, and countless others. Download this free EPUB from Better Gutenberg to explore one of antiquity’s most vital works.