Metamorphoses

the body, that the society dictates the treatment of individuals. Ovid declares in his opening statement of the Metamorphoses, “to tell of bodies changed into new forms.” The body is consistently changing or shape-shifting, like the Greek characters, thus changing ones identity. And with the change of identity come the change of treatment of the self. Ovid’s proposition in his Metamorphoses, In the Flesh by Victoria Pitt, Plato’s Symposium: “Ladder of Love”, and Bodies Under Siege by Armando…

theme is the tumultuous relationship between Gods and Goddesses. This phenomenon is clearly seen in the myth of Io. The most widely known account of the story of Io was written by Roman poet Ovid in 8AD as one of nearly 250 myths in his poem The Metamorphoses. Jupiter, the chief deity, sees the beautiful nymph Io and decides to have his way with her, concealing his adulterous behavior with a dark cloud above them. Despite his intentions, the cloud only advertises the suspicious situation to his…

In the Elizabethan society women were dependent on their male relatives to support them. Married women in particular, were to submit under their husband’s decisions without the opportunity to question or critique them. All women, irrespective of their socioeconomic status believed they were inferior to men, as a consequence, a women’s voice was absent in the political and economic atmospheres. Any sign of disobedience to these norms was seen as a crime against the holy establishments ordained…

The first sculpture that that was chosen, was Daphne and it was created in 2007. This sculpture is referenced to a sculpture named Apollo and Daphne, created by an Italian artist Gian Lorenzo Bernini. The event that influenced MacDowell to create this sculpture, was based on her travels around Europe, more specifically Italy. The meaning and purpose behind this artwork, Daphne and many more is environmental issues. Her travels through Renaissance, Italy influenced the sculpture, Daphne,…

In Ovid’s Book 5, he represents the myth of Proserpina as follows. Proserpina is the daughter to Ceres the goddess of harvest. As Proserpina was picking flowers in the garden with her playmates, Dis spotted her and felt smitten. He picked her up and carried her away. The reason for abducting her was that his love for her was very hasty. The goddess was worried and terrified and this made her cry out for help from her mother Ceres. Dis rushed off using his chariot and took the girl to a…

I'm in Love With a Tree? Ovid's Metamorphoses, contain light-hearted popular stories that have been providing people enjoyment since its circulation! Metamorphoses is the conglomeration of over two hundred tales written in the form of a lengthy poem. In these tales legendary gods and people, during the Romanian times, are seen magically shape-shifting/transforming into nature-like objects. The million dollar question here is whether it is possible to fall in love with an object. When it comes…

the truth of society. Women are far from being seen as equal to men. Similarly to today’s views, the Romans also lowers the value of women whose purpose seem to be prizes to men, to be used sexually by men, and to be their spouses. In Ovid’s Metamorphoses, mortal women are portrayed as objects whose voices do not matter. In Roman mythology, the archetype of a hero saving a maiden is common. Although this may seem normal, the women saved by these heroes are treated in a more different way than…

This paper will describe the Apollo and Daphne scene from Ovid Metamorphoses, as well as both characters as individuals. Apollo is a well-built man who thinks highly of himself and he is very conceited. He knows that he is considered the ideal person, physically, and he also makes sure that everyone else knows as well. When dealing with his enemy, Cupid, Apollo makes comments such as “… what are a brave man’s arms to you? That gear becomes my shoulder’s best”, indicating that Cupid’s arrows are…

of creation in his poem Metamorphoses is believable because it is similar to the Hebrew belief in the Bible. The Hebrew belief is God creates the heavens and the earth. Likewise, in the Metamorphoses, Ovid seems to take the story of creation one step further by explaining in detail each day God creates. For example, in the Bible, God commands “Let the waters under the heaven be gathered together unto one place…and it was so.” (NIV Bible, Genesis 1:9) In the Metamorphoses, Ovid says, “And…

Within Ovid’s Metamorphoses there are many transformations that are effective, and many that are not. Within this analytical piece, I am going to explore and analyse different transformations and describe what makes them effective. Ovid begins his account by addressing the gods and asking them to inspire him. He then goes on to describe the creation of the earth, and how the planet came to be. The God Nature separated the elements that were in a “great mass”, and began to mould the earth into a…