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Roman poet (43 BC – AD 17/18)
[ˈpuːbliʊs ɔˈwɪdiʊs ˈnaːsoː]; 20 March 43 BC – AD 17/18), known in English as Ovid (/ˈɒvɪd/ OV-id), was a Roman poet who lived during the reign of Augustus
Ovid
Mythological narrative poem by Ovid
'Transformations') is a Latin narrative poem from 8 CE by the Roman poet Ovid. It is considered his magnum opus. The poem chronicles the history of the
Metamorphoses
Topics referred to by the same term
Look up Ovid in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Ovid or Ovidius (43 BC–17 AD) was a Roman poet. His name is used as a male first name, especially in
Ovid_(disambiguation)
Exile of Ovid from Rome to Tomis (now Romania) by emperor Augustus
Ovid, the Latin poet of the Roman Empire, was banished in 8 AD from Rome to Tomis (now Constanța, Romania) by decree of the emperor Augustus. The reasons
Exile_of_Ovid
Character in Greek mythology
was noticed by all. According to the best-known version of the story in Ovid's Metamorphoses, Narcissus rejected the advances of all women and men who
Narcissus_(mythology)
Deity associated with sleep and dreams
Morpheus occurs in Ovid's Metamorphoses, where Ovid tells of the story of Ceyx and his wife Alcyone who were transformed into birds. In Ovid's account, Juno
Morpheus
Ovid Technologies, Inc. (or just Ovid for short), part of the Wolters Kluwer group of companies, provides access to online bibliographic databases, academic
Ovid_Technologies
Collection of poems
After Ovid: New Metamorphoses is a collection of poems inspired by Ovid's Metamorphoses. Michael Hofmann and James Lasdun, the two editors of After Ovid: New
After_Ovid:_New_Metamorphoses
16 BC Roman book by Ovid
'The Loves') is Ovid's first completed book of poetry, written in elegiac couplets. It was first published in 16 BC in five books, but Ovid, by his own account
Amores_(Ovid)
Topics referred to by the same term
Ovid Township is the name of some places in the U.S. state of Michigan: Ovid Township, Branch County, Michigan Ovid Township, Clinton County, Michigan
Ovid_Township,_Michigan
Roman deity, god of sleep
and according to Ovid, Somnus had a 'thousand' sons, the Somnia ('dream shapes'), who appear in dreams 'mimicking many forms'. Ovid named three of the
Somnus
Mythological weaver who was transformed into a spider
from the version told by the Roman poet Ovid (43 BCE–17 CE). In Book Six of his epic poem Metamorphoses, Ovid recounts how the talented mortal Arachne
Arachne
1997 poetical work written by the English poet Ted Hughes
Tales from Ovid is a poetical work written by the English poet Ted Hughes, published in 1997 by Faber and Faber. The book is a retelling of twenty-four
Tales_from_Ovid
Figure in Greek mythology
variously as his nurse, wife, or attempted rapist. According to the Roman poet Ovid, he was born a remarkably beautiful endosex boy whom Salmacis attempted to
Hermaphroditus
School district in Michigan, United States
Ovid-Elsie Area Schools is a public school district in Central Michigan. In Clinton County, it serves Elsie, Ovid, and parts of the townships of Duplain
Ovid-Elsie_Area_Schools
Taiwanese politician
Tseng Chih-lang; born 8 September 1944), also known by his English name Ovid Tzeng, is a Taiwanese psychologist and politician. He was Minister of Education
Ovid_Tzeng
American journalist
Ovid Demaris (6 September 1919 – 12 March 1998 as Ovide E. Desmarais) was a native of Biddeford, Maine and an author of books and detective stories. A
Ovid_Demaris
Poem by Geoffrey Hill
"Ovid in the Third Reich" is a poem by the English writer Geoffrey Hill. It consists of a monologue in two quatrains and reflects on politics and innocence
Ovid_in_the_Third_Reich
Aethiopian princess in Greek mythology
Renaissance, interest revived in the original story, typically as derived from Ovid's Metamorphoses. The story has appeared many times in such diverse media as
Andromeda_(mythology)
Roman god
section below. Ovid Fasti I 178–182. Ovid above 166–170. Ovid above 187–190; Pliny Naturalis Historia XXIII 3, 13; Martial VIII 33; XIII 27. Ovid Fasti I 127-8
Janus
Greek mythology character, daughter of Agenor
Aristarchus of Samothrace, born at Syracuse. In Metamorphoses Book II, the poet Ovid wrote the following depiction of Jupiter's seduction: And gradually she lost
Europa_(consort_of_Zeus)
Town in Colorado, United States
Ovid is a statutory town in Sedgwick County, Colorado, United States. The population was 271 at the 2020 census. The town was named after Newton Ovid
Ovid,_Colorado
Elegy series by Ovid (2 AD)
ancient Roman poet Ovid. It was written in 2 AD. Book one of Ars amatoria was written to show a man how to find a woman. In book two, Ovid shows how to keep
Ars_Amatoria
City in Michigan, United States
Ovid is a city in the U.S. state of Michigan. Nearly all of the city is located within Clinton County with only a very small portion extending east into
Ovid,_Michigan
Ovid Napa Valley is a winery in Pritchard Hill, to the northeast of Oakville in the Napa Valley of California. It was established in 2000. The area, in
Ovid_Napa_Valley
Town in New York, United States
Ovid is a town in Seneca County, New York, United States. The population was 2,847 at the 2020 census. The town is named after the Roman poet Ovid, a name
Ovid,_New_York
Greek mythological giants with 50 heads and 100 arms
282–294, and Ovid's Amores 2.1.11–18 (see below). Ovid, Amores 2.1.11–18. Ovid, Fasti 4.593. Artley, p. 20; Frazer's note to Ovid, Fasti 4.593. Ovid, Metamorphoses
Hecatoncheires
Journey into the underworld in literature
637–901. Ovid 2010, 4: 432–479. Ovid 2010, 4: 594–617. Ovid 2010, 4: 624–634. Ovid 2010, 4: 649–659. Ovid 2010, 5: 552–615. Ovid 2010, 5: 658–712. Ovid 2010
Katabasis
Greek mythological figure
historica (4.77.5–9); Hyginus's Fabulae (40); Virgil's Aeneid (vi.14–33); and Ovid's Metamorphoses (viii.183–235). A number of other ancient writers allude to
Icarus
Son of Poseidon and Thoosa in Greek mythology
III.2. Ovid 1922, 13.740–897. Griffin 1983. Newlands 2015, p. 77. Ovid 1922, 13.764–766. Ovid 2000b, lines 860ff. Ovid 1922, 13.778–788. Ovid 1922, 13
Polyphemus
Nymph transformed into a sea monster by Circe in Greek mythology
author. Homer, Ovid, Apollodorus, Servius, and a scholiast on Plato, all name Crataeis as the mother of Scylla. Neither Homer nor Ovid mentions a father
Scylla
Figure in Greek mythology
Apollo is Phylarchus, quoted by Parthenius of Nicaea. Later, the Roman poet Ovid does a retelling of this Greek legend, which appears in his work Metamorphoses
Daphne
Greek god of sleep and dreams
In Ovid's Metamorphoses, Phobetor (Ancient Greek: Φοβήτωρ, romanized: Phobḗtōr, lit. 'frightener', from Ancient Greek: φόβος, romanized: phóbos, lit. 'panic
Phobetor
Curse poem by the Roman poet Ovid
Ovid's Ibis is a highly artificial and history-bound product and does not make pleasant reading. But it is interesting, among other things, because it
Ibis_(Ovid)
Mythical daughter of Erysichthon
Hypermestra and Erysichthon Aethon. According to Ovid, she was married to the thief Autolycus. According to Ovid's Metamorphoses, Erysichthon had angered Demeter
Mestra
Extinct hamlet in Missouri, U.S.
Ovid is an extinct town in northeast Ray County, in the U.S. state of Missouri. The community was on a county road (Ovid Road) adjacent to Missouri Route
Ovid,_Missouri
Defeat of a mythical boar by Olympian heroes
299—317, 360. Ovid, Metamorphoses 8.306. Ovid, Metamorphoses 8.316–317. Ovid, Metamorphoses 8.391—402. Ovid, Metamorphoses 8.305. Ovid, Metamorphoses
Calydonian_boar_hunt
King of Ephyra in Greek mythology
Ovid, Metamorphoses translated by Brookes More (1859–1942). Boston, Cornhill Publishing Co. 1922. Online version at the Perseus Digital Library. Ovid
Sisyphus
p. 119 Ovid 1971, pp. 130–214 Ovid 1971, pp. 187–357 Ovid 1971, pp. 305–309 Ovid 1971, p. 324 Ovid 1971, pp. 89–92 Ovid 1971, pp. 78–93 Ovid 1971, pp
List of Metamorphoses characters
List_of_Metamorphoses_characters
American lawyer, newspaper publisher, and university founder
Ovid Butler (February 7, 1801 – July 12, 1881) was an American attorney, newspaper publisher, abolitionist, and university founder from the state of Indiana
Ovid_Butler
Two paintings by Eugène Delacroix
Ovid Among the Scythians is the title of two oil paintings by the French artist Eugène Delacroix, executed in 1859 and 1862. The less famous second version
Ovid_Among_the_Scythians
King and sculptor in Greek mythology
from Ovid's narrative poem Metamorphoses, in which Pygmalion was a sculptor who fell in love with a statue he had carved. In book 10 of Ovid's Metamorphoses
Pygmalion_(mythology)
Stages of human existence according to Greco-Roman mythology
Greek mythology and its subsequent Roman interpretation. Both Hesiod and Ovid offered accounts of the successive ages of humanity, which tend to progress
Ages_of_Man
Story in Greek mythology
Echo and Narcissus is a myth from Ovid's Metamorphoses, a Roman mythological epic from the Augustan Age. The introduction of the mountain nymph, Echo,
Echo_and_Narcissus
Latin poem by Ovid (8 AD)
Calendar, is a six-book Latin poem written by the Roman poet Ovid and made public in AD 8. Ovid is believed to have left the Fasti incomplete when he was
Fasti_(poem)
Reservoir in Michigan, US
Lake Ovid is a reservoir located within Sleepy Hollow State Park, Michigan, created in 1974 with the construction of a dam on the Little Maple River. With
Lake_Ovid
Ancient Greek goddess
the tutelary deity to Odysseus. In the later writings of the Roman poet Ovid, Athena was said to have competed against the mortal Arachne in a weaving
Athena
Country in Southern and Western Europe
such as Pliny the Elder, Pliny the Younger, Virgil, Horace, Propertius, Ovid, and Livy. The Romans were famous for their oral tradition, poetry, drama
Italy
Son of Somnus according to Ovid
In Ovid's Metamorphoses, Phantasos (Ancient Greek: Φάντασος, 'apparition' 'fantasy' from Ancient Greek: φαντασία, phantasíā, 'appearance' 'imagination')
Phantasos
Epistolary poem collection by Ovid
(Letters of Heroines), is a collection of fifteen epistolary poems composed by Ovid in Latin elegiac couplets and presented as though written by a selection
Heroides
Creature of Greek mythology
and tail of a bull and the body of a man or, as described by Roman poet Ovid, a being "part man and part bull". He dwelt at the center of the Labyrinth
Minotaur
Naiad nymph in Ovid's "Fasti"
the city of Rome. In Ovid's Fasti she is named Lara. Ovid's Fasti provides the only known mythography attached to Larunda. Ovid names her Lara, an excessively
Larunda
Village in New York, United States
(see Ovid). The Village of Ovid is within the Town of Ovid, but a small portion is in the Town of Romulus, and is southeast of Geneva, New York. Ovid and
Ovid_(village),_New_York
Ancient Roman goddess of the hinge
cardo, cardinis), Roman doors being hung on pivot hinges. The Augustan poet Ovid conflates her with another archaic goddess named Carna, whose festival was
Cardea
Ancient Roman goddess of the hearth, home, and family
Jupiter, Neptune, Pluto, Juno, and Ceres. Her Greek equivalent is Hestia. Ovid derived Vesta from Latin vi stando – "standing by power". Cicero supposed
Vesta_(mythology)
Daughter of Menelaus and Helen of Troy
gave me to you" — Ovid, Heroides 8. Hermione's letter to Orestes. Apollodorus, Bibliotheke, Epitome 3.3 Homer, Odyssey 4.5–7 "Ovid (43 BC–17) - The Heroides:
Hermione_(mythology)
Unincorporated community in Bear Lake County, Idaho, United States
Ovid is an unincorporated community in Bear Lake County, Idaho, United States. It was first settled in 1864. Ovid lies at the junction of U.S. Route 89
Ovid,_Idaho
Award
The Ovid Prize was a literary prize awarded annually between 2002 and 2011 by the Romanian Cultural Institute and the Romanian Writers' Union to an author
Ovid_Prize
Eclogues. 8.29–30. Ovid. Metamorphoses. 9.795–797. Ovid. Heroides. 11.101–104. Ovid. Metamorphoses. 6.428–435. Ovid. Heroides. 21.157–159. Ovid. Metamorphoses
Weddings_in_ancient_Rome
violence in their works and these are clearly reflected in epic, especially in Ovid's Metamorphoses. Tragic themes do not simply refer to subject matter however
Tragedy in Ovid's Metamorphoses
Tragedy_in_Ovid's_Metamorphoses
Attitudes and behaviors towards sex in ancient Rome
who reveal social attitudes in describing love affairs with mistresses; Ovid (d. 17 AD), especially his Amores ("Love Affairs") and Ars Amatoria ("Art
Sexuality_in_ancient_Rome
Romanian writer
Ovid Densusianu (Romanian pronunciation: [oˈvid densuʃiˈanu]; also known under his pen name Ervin; 29 December 1873, Făgăraș – 9 June 1938, Bucharest)
Ovid_Densusianu
Greek mythological figure
great flood with his wife, Pyrrha. The most complete accounts are given by Ovid, in his Metamorphoses (late 1 BCE to early 1 CE), and by the mythographer
Deucalion
Greek mythological ruler of the winds
one hated of the immortals. The same story is also recounted by Hyginus, Ovid, and Apollodorus. In the Odyssey, Aeolus' kingdom of Aeolia was a floating
Aeolus_(son_of_Hippotes)
Latin personification of envy
associated with witches and magic. The witch's protruding tongue alludes to Ovid's Invidia who has a poisoned tongue. The witch and Invidia share a significant
Invidia
Small domesticated carnivorous mammal
adopting Bastet's associations with cats and ascribing them to Artemis. In Ovid's Metamorphoses, when the deities flee to Egypt and take animal forms, the
Cat
Goddess from Greek mythology
made out of the terror, not the terror out of the Gorgon." According to Ovid, in northwest Africa, Perseus flew past the Titan Atlas, who stood holding
Medusa
Ovid Rogers Sellers (August 12, 1884 – July 7, 1975) was an internationally known Old Testament scholar and archaeologist who played a role in the discovery
Ovid_R._Sellers
Pharaoh of Egypt from 51 to 30 BC
of Cleopatra. The Augustan-period authors Virgil, Horace, Propertius, and Ovid perpetuated the negative views of Cleopatra approved by the ruling Roman
Cleopatra
Crater on Mercury
Ovid is a crater on Mercury. Its name was adopted by the International Astronomical Union (IAU) in 1976. Ovid is named for the Roman poet Ovid, who lived
Ovid_(crater)
United States historic place
Seneca County Courthouse Complex at Ovid, also known as the "Three Bears", is a historic courthouse complex located at Ovid in Seneca County, New York. The
Seneca County Courthouse Complex at Ovid
Seneca_County_Courthouse_Complex_at_Ovid
Divine personification of the breeze in Greek and Roman mythology
399). Ovid, Metamorphoses 7.821–823 (pp. 398–401). Ovid, Metamorphoses 7.830 (pp. 400, 401). Ovid, Metamorphoses 7.839–850 (pp. 400, 401). Ovid, Metamorphoses
Aura_(mythology)
Mythological soldiers commanded by Achilles in Homer's Iliad
murmēdónes), which means "ant-nest"—was first mentioned by Ovid in the Metamorphoses. In Ovid's telling, the Myrmidons were simple worker-ants on the island
Myrmidons
Nymph in Greek mythology
into the constellation Ursa Minor was named Phoenice instead. According to Ovid, it was Jupiter who took the form of Diana so that he might evade his wife
Callisto_(mythology)
Fifth month in the Julian and Gregorian calendars
fertility, Bona Dea, whose festival was held in May. Conversely, the Roman poet Ovid provides a second etymology, in which he says that the month of May is named
May
Rail line
The Hayts Corners, Ovid & Willard Railroad was a 4-mile rural branch line (Willard Branch) of the Lehigh Valley Railroad running between the connection
Hayts Corners, Ovid & Willard Railroad
Hayts_Corners,_Ovid_&_Willard_Railroad
Deity in Greek mythology
of Atlas, then a shepherd, encountering Perseus who turned him to stone. Ovid later gives a more detailed account of the incident, combining it with the
Atlas_(mythology)
Canadian politician
Ovid L. Jackson, OOnt (born February 3, 1939, in New Amsterdam, Berbice, Guyana) is a Canadian politician. He represented the federal riding of Bruce—Grey
Ovid_Jackson
Object in Virgil's "Aeneid"
the Golden Bough was parodied by authors including Virgil's contemporary Ovid, and drawn upon by later Roman poets including Lucan and Valerius Flaccus
Golden_Bough_(Aeneid)
Mortal woman seduced by Zeus in Greek mythology
until her father threw her out of his house on the advice of oracles. In Ovid's Metamorphoses, Zeus pursues a fleeing Io through the Lycrean country, throwing
Io_(mythology)
Character in Greek mythology
tears. The most familiar form of the myth occurs in the Metamorphoses of Ovid, and the story was the subject of the most famous work (now lost) of the
Myrrha
Greek mythical character
him. According to the Latin version of the story told by the Roman poet Ovid having accidentally seen Diana (Artemis) on Mount Cithaeron while she was
Actaeon
Midpoint day in the Roman month of March
215. Ovid, Fasti 3.697–710; A.M. Keith, entry on "Ovid," Oxford Encyclopedia of Ancient Greece and Rome, p. 128; Geraldine Herbert-Brown, Ovid and the
Ides_of_March
Poet and friend of Ovid (died 14 or 15 AD)
of Ovid. He is known only from two passages of Ovid's works. At Amores 2.18.27—34, Ovid says that Sabinus has written responses to six of Ovid's Heroïdes
Sabinus_(Ovid)
Leader of the Soviet Union from 1922 to 1924
passionate about the Latin language throughout his life, and read Virgil, Ovid, Horace and Juvenal in the original, as well as Roman senatorial orations
Vladimir_Lenin
Eponymous hero of the Aeolians
stars, becoming the constellation "the Horse" (modern Pegasus). The Romans Ovid, and Hyginus, tell of the tragic love affair between Aeolus's son Macareus
Aeolus_(son_of_Hellen)
Roman general and dictator (100–44 BC)
Manilius Martial Nicolaus Damascenus Nonius Marcellus Obsequens Orosius Ovid Petronius Phaedrus Plautus Pliny the Elder Pliny the Younger Pomponius Mela
Julius_Caesar
Pseudonym
Pseudo-Ovid or Pseudo-Ovidius is the name conventionally used to designate any author of a work falsely attributed to the Latin poet Ovid (43 BC – AD 17/18)
Pseudo-Ovid
Ancient Greek mythical characters
mythology, only known from Ovid's Metamorphoses. Baucis and Philemon were an old married couple in the region of Tyana, which Ovid places in Phrygia, and
Baucis_and_Philemon
Minor figure in Greek mythology
the female nightingale is mute, and only the male of the species sings. Ovid and other writers have made the association that the etymology of her name
Philomela
Greek mythological figure
Greek mythology, Lotis (Ancient Greek: Λωτίς) was a nymph mentioned by Ovid. In Ovid's Fasti, at the Liberalia festival, Priapus tried to rape the nymph Lotis
Lotis_(mythology)
Nymph in Greek mythology
diurnal journey. Clytie's story is mostly known from and fully preserved in Ovid's narrative poem Metamorphoses, though other brief accounts and references
Clytie_(Oceanid)
Blind prophet of Apollo
prophecy, constraining the dead "to appear and answer his inquiries". In Ovid's Metamorphoses, Tiresias' "fame of prophecy was spread through all the cities
Tiresias
Greek god, messenger of the sea
Medea fragment. Triton is "sea-hued" according to Ovid and "his shoulders barnacled with sea-shells". Ovid actually here calls Triton "cerulean" in color
Triton_(mythology)
Figure in Greek mythology
into a frankincense tree. The tale is best known from the Augustan poet Ovid's narrative poem Metamorphoses, in which the fullest account of it survives
Leucothoe (daughter of Orchamus)
Leucothoe_(daughter_of_Orchamus)
Legendary musician, poet, and prophet in Greek mythology
brief springtime, and early flowering this side of manhood. — Ovid, trans. A. S. Kline, Ovid: The Metamorphoses, Book X Feeling spurned by Orpheus for taking
Orpheus
Latin literature features the work of Roman authors, such as Cicero, Virgil, Ovid and Horace, but also includes the work of European writers after the fall
Latin_literature
Ancient Greek goddess
157. Ovid, Metamorphoses 3.138 ff.; Grimal, s.v. Actaeon, p. 10 Pausanias, Description of Greece 9.2.3 Homer, Iliad 24.602 ff, trans. Lattimore Ovid, Metamorphoses
Artemis
Ancient Greek god of music, healing, prophecy and more
Metamorphoses 12; Ovid, Metamorphoses 7.350; Smith 1873, s.v. Cycnus (1). Stesichorus, Fr.108 Antoninus Liberalis, Metamorphoses, 32; Ovid, Metamorphoses
Apollo
Daughter of Ligdus
Ianthe. Ovid. Metamorphoses, Section 9, Line 4-10. Ovid. Metamorphoses, Section 9, Line 13-21. Ovid. Metamorphoses, Section 9, Line 21-27. Ovid. Metamorphoses
Iphis
OVID
OVID
Male
Portuguese
Portuguese form of Roman Latin Ovidius, OVÃDIO means "sheep herder."
Boy/Male
Australian, Romanian
Worker
Male
Welsh
Welsh form of Roman Latin Ovid, OFYDD means "sheep herder."
Boy/Male
Hebrew Latin
Worker.
Male
Italian
Italian and Spanish form of Roman Latin Ovidius, OVIDIO means "sheep herder."
Male
Romanian
Romanian form of Roman Latin Ovidius, OVIDIU means "sheep herder."
Boy/Male
Australian, Hebrew, Latin, Portuguese
Worker; She; Woman; Sheep Herder
OVID
OVID
Female
Hindi/Indian
(नेहा) Hindi name NEHA means both "love" and "rain."
Girl/Female
Hindu
Radiant
Girl/Female
Indian
One who does Not have Better than her
Boy/Male
Assamese, Gujarati, Hindu, Indian, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Telugu
Name of a Saint; Divinely Inspired Sage
Male
Danish
, Christian, follower of Christ.
Boy/Male
Muslim
Responsible. Sponsor.
Female
Japanese
(è“®) Japanese name REN means "water lily."
Boy/Male
Tamil
Free of fear
Boy/Male
Tamil
Heartfelt, Affectionate, Cordial, Heart full
Boy/Male
Scottish
OVID
OVID
OVID
OVID
OVID
a.
Calciferous. Specifically: (Zool.) of or pertaining to the portion of the oviduct which forms the eggshell in birds and reptiles.
a.
Of or pertaining to the Latin poet Ovid; resembling the style of Ovid.
a.
Pertaining to, or discovered by, Fallopius; as, the Fallopian tubes or oviducts, the ducts or canals which conduct the ova from the ovaries to the uterus.
a.
Of or pertaining to oviducts; as, oviducal glands.
n.
The fold of the peritoneum supporting the oviduct.
n.
A tube, or duct, for the passage of ova from the ovary to the exterior of the animal or to the part where further development takes place. In mammals the oviducts are also called Fallopian tubes.
n.
A receptacle, or pouch, connected with the oviducts of many invertebrates in which the eggs are retained until they hatch or until the embryos develop more or less. See Illust. of Hermaphrodite in Append.
n.
The part of the oviduct of certain trematode worms in which the ova are completed and furnished with a shell.
n.
A group of tubules, a remnant of the Wolffian body, often found near the ovary or oviduct; the epoophoron.
n.
The orifice of the oviduct of an insect or other invertebrate.
n.
The terminal part of the oviduct in insects and various other invertebrates. See Illust., of Spermatheca.