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The Metamorphoses of Ovid, Books I-VII — Ovid

The Metamorphoses of Ovid, Books I-VII

Ovid

  • Poetry
  • Book language: English
  • 302 pages

The Metamorphoses is Ovid's classical Latin narrative poem, offered here in Henry T. Riley's prose translation of Books I–VII. It gathers Greek and Roman myths of transformation, from gods and mortals to nature. It is worth hearing as an engaging introduction to classical mythology and to storytelling about change.

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Opening of the book

All Greek words have mouse-hover transliterations: Δηοῦς κόρη.

The text is based on two reprints of the 1851 Riley translation:

Bell (1893, London) and McKay (1899, Philadelphia). Page and line numbers in the left margin refer to Bell; numbers in the right margin are from McKay. Details about the texts are given at the end of this file, along with notes on errors and footnote numbering.

The Metamorphoses of Ovid

Books I-VII

Translated by Henry T. Riley

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The

METAMORPHOSES

of

OVID.

Literally Translated into English Prose, with Copious Notes and Explanations,

BY HENRY T. RILEY, B.A.

of Clare Hall, Cambridge.

London:

George Bell & Sons, York St., Covent Garden, and New York.

1893.

The

METAMORPHOSES OF OVID

VLjƯ. I—BLjLjƫǪ I-VII

Literally Translated with Notes and Explanations

by

HENRY T. RILEY, M.A.

WƗǵƒ ĵƿ IƿǵǡLjŠǼŕǵƗLjƿ œΏ

EDWARD BROOKS, JR.

London:

Reprinted from the Stereotype Plates by Wm. Clowes & Sons, Ltd., Stamford Street and Charing Cross.

CLjǙΏǡƗƄƒǵ, 1899, BΏ Dĵ΄ƗŠ MŕKĵΏ

ǙǡŧǪǪ Ljż

Sherman & Co., Philadelphia

Contents

Introductory Material

from Bell edition:

Introduction

“Synoptical View”:

Book I

Book II

Book III

Book IV

Book V

Book VI

Book VII

Introductory Material

from McKay edition:

Introduction

by Edward Brooks, Jr.

Advertising (last page of volume)

The Metamorphoses of Ovid

Books I-III

Book I

Book II

Book III

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Contents

  1. The Metamorphoses of Ovid
  2. Translated by Henry T. Riley
  3. INTRODUCTION.
  4. A SYNOPTICAL VIEW
  5. THE METAMORPHOSES.
  6. INTRODUCTION.
  7. The Hamilton, Locke Clark
  8. Interlinear Translations
  9. THE METAMORPHOSES Books I-III.
  10. BOOK THE FIRST.
  11. BOOK THE SECOND.
  12. BOOK THE THIRD.
  13. THE METAMORPHOSES Book IV-VII.
  14. BOOK THE FOURTH.
  15. BOOK THE FIFTH.
  16. BOOK THE SIXTH.
  17. BOOK THE SEVENTH.
  18. THE FULL PROJECT GUTENBERG™ LICENSE

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