Publius Ovidius Naso was born in in Sulmo on March 20, 43 BC. He came from an aristocratic family, studied law in Rhetoric Rome …show more content…
A work that consisted of 15 books linked with geographical, themes and contrast. This fascinating literature composition consist of the transformation of the Greek and Roman mythology. Metamorphoses (Transformation), is composed of 250 different mythological stories. The 1st book is set up to explain the beginning of everything. The 2nd book, is a description of the love of Jupiter with Callisto and Eropa. 3rd book, consist of the myth of Thebes. The 4th book, is a story line of three pair of mythological lovers. 5th book, is the song of the musses, that describes of the rape of Proserpina. 6th book, is the description of the Gods versus mortals. 7th book, consist of the stories of Madea, Cephalus and Procis. 8th book, is a portrayal of the fight of Deadalus and Calydonian boar hunt. 9th book, consist of Heracles and Incestuous Byblis. The 10th book, are stories of domed love. 11th book, is acomparison of marriage between Peleous and Thetis with the love of Ceyx and Alcyone. In the12th book, he moves into history and analyses the exploits of Achilles. In the 13th book, it consist on the contest over Achilles arm and Polyphemos. 14th book, is the Journey of Aeneas. And lastly the 15th book, it opens with a philosophical lecture by Phytagora and end up with veneration of