The MetamorphosesThe Horace Gregory translation of one the great works of classical mythology. |
Contents
Introduction | ix |
The Flood Deucalion | 30 |
Mercury and Battus | 56 |
Copyright | |
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Achilles Aeacus Aeneas Ajax altar ancient Apollo arms arrow Bacchus bird blood body breast breath Cadmus Caeneus called Caunus centaur Ceres Ceyx Cinyras creature cried dark daughter dear death earth Erysichthon Eurytus eyes face fate father fear fell fire flames forest gave gift girl goddess gods gold golden grasses Greek grew hair hands head heard heart heat heaven held Hercules Hippomenes Iphis Jove Jove's Juno king knew leaped lips lived look lovers Medea Meleager mother Myrrha naked night nymphs Ovid Ovid's Peleus Pentheus Perseus Phineus Phoebus prayers Procne rage Rhoetus river rocks sailed shade ship shores shoulders sister sleep spear spoke stood story sword tears tell Tereus Theseus Thessaly throat thrust Tmolus took tossed tree trembling Trojan Troy turned Ulysses Venus voice walked waters waves wept wife wild wind wings words young