The single most important source of the stories of Greek mythology is Ovid’s Metamorphoses, a book that had enormous influence on later poets, including Shakespeare and Milton. The Metamorphoses was and still is useful as a mythological handbook, not least because Ovid is witty and constantly entertaining: when I taught Greek mythology I used it as a textbook, supplemented by Hesiod’s
June 24, 2022
June 24, 2022
June 24, 2022
The single most important source of the stories of Greek mythology is Ovid’s Metamorphoses, a book that had enormous influence on later poets, including Shakespeare and Milton. The Metamorphoses was and still is useful as a mythological handbook, not least because Ovid is witty and constantly entertaining: when I taught Greek mythology I used it as a textbook, supplemented by Hesiod’s