Ovid 43 B.C.-17 A.D. or 18 A.D.

Metamorphoses by Ovid ( Book )
572 editions published between 1410 and 2013 in 13 languages and held by 7,961 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
"Ovid is, after Homer, the single most important source for classical mythology. The Metamorphoses, which he wrote over the six-year period leading up to his exile from Rome in 8 a.d., is the primary source for over two hundred classical legends that survived to the twenty-first century. Many of the most familiar classical myths, including the stories of Apollo and Daphne and Pyramus and Thisbe, come directly from Ovid. The Metamorphoses is a twelve-thousand-line poem, written in dactylic hexameters and arranged loosely in chronological order from the beginning of the universe's creation to the Augustan Rome of Ovid's own time. The major theme of the Metamorphoses, as the title suggests, is metamorphosis, or change. Throughout the fifteen books making up the Metamorphoses, the idea of change is pervasive. Gods are continually transforming their own selves and shapes, as well as the shapes and beings of humans. The theme of power is also ever-present in Ovid's work. The gods as depicted by the Roman poets are wrathful, vengeful, capricious creatures who are forever turning their powers against weaker mortals and half-mortals, especially females. Ovid's own situation as a poet who was exiled because of Augustus's capriciousness is thought by many to be reflected in his depictions of the relationships between the gods and humans."--Http://www.enotes.com/metamorphoses-of-ovid (Jan. 24, 2011.)

The Metamorphoses of Ovid by Ovid ( Book )
102 editions published between 1851 and 2010 in 5 languages and held by 4,225 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Composed in Latin in the early years of the first century by the Roman poet Ovid, the "Metamorphoses" presents a collection of amazing tales of transformation based on Greek mythology and legend. Michael Simpson's prose translation of Ovid's masterpiece in the rapid and direct American idiom catches the swiftness and clarity of the Latin original. His introduction sketches the poet's life, describes his extant works, discusses his unusual exile to the west coast of the Black Sea (where he died), and provides a useful context for reading the "Metamorphoses." Simpson has also prepared extensive endnotes that serve as mini-essays, illuminating the manifold aspects of the poem and offering commentary and interpretation that enable readers to enter Ovid's magical world and enjoy its richness

Ovid's Metamorphoses : in fifteen books by Ovid ( )
125 editions published between 1717 and 2005 in 3 languages and held by 1,562 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Ovid's Art of love: in three books together with his Remedy of love: translated into English verse by several eminent hands. To which are added, The court of love, a tale from Chaucer, and The history of love by Ovid ( )
111 editions published between 1709 and 2009 in English and held by 1,487 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

The art of love and other poems by Ovid ( Book )
104 editions published between 1625 and 2010 in 3 languages and held by 1,399 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
In the first century a.d., Ovid, author of the groundbreaking epic poem Metamorphoses, came under severe criticism for The Art of Love, which playfully instructed women in the art of seduction and men in the skills essential for mastering the art of romantic conquest. In this remarkable translation, James Michie breathes new life into the notorious Romanʹs mock-didactic elegy. In lyrical, irreverent English, he reveals loveʹs timeless dilemmas and Ovidʹs enduring brilliance as both poet and cultural critic

P. Ovidii Nasonis metamorphoseon libri XV Ad fidem editionis Heinsianæ accuratè emendati. Cum notis Minellianis by Ovid ( Book )
193 editions published between 1525 and 2005 in 5 languages and held by 1,354 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Ovid's Metamorphosis Englished, mythologized, and represented in figures by Ovid ( Book )
98 editions published between 1626 and 2011 in English and held by 1,311 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Tales from Ovid by Ovid ( Book )
8 editions published between 1997 and 1999 in English and held by 1,206 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Poems from Ovid's The Metamorphoses in a new translation by a British poet. They include the tragedy, Echo and Narcissus, describing Narcissus' descent into madness as "Again and again he kissed / The lips that seemed to be rising to kiss his / But dissolved, as he touched them / Into a soft splash and a shiver of ripples."

Metamorphosen by Ovid ( Book )
276 editions published between 1794 and 2013 in 6 languages and held by 1,120 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Vertaling in zevenvoetige jamben van het gedicht over mythologische gedaanteverwisselingen van de Latijnse dichter (43 v.Chr.-17 na Chr.)

Ovid's Metamorphoses by Ovid ( )
12 editions published between 1996 and 1998 in Latin and English and held by 1,077 WorldCat member libraries worldwide