Ovid's history of the world tells the stories of mythological figures who have undergone transformations; hence the title, [i]Metamorphoses[/i].

Metamorphoses is Ovid's epic masterpiece and one of the main sources for Greek and Roman mythology.

Ovid's telling of the story of the sun god's son's fatal voyage on Apollo's chariot.

Ovid's telling of the story of Alcithoe and her sisters.

Ovid's telling of the origins of the world.

Ovid's telling of transformations, punishments and the death of Pentheus.

Ovid's Metamorphoses

Ovid's history of the world tells the stories of mythological figures who have undergone transformations; hence the title, Metamorphoses.

Both Apollo and Pan claim to be the best musician and hire the god Tmolus to be the judge.

After vanquishing the python Apollo taunted Cupid for his puny arrows, but the love god had the last laugh by turning the arrows against Phoebus