Presents a selection from Ovid's Metamorphoses, his witty, amusing and richly influential collection of Greek and Roman myths. The book is designed for post-beginners; the Latin text is supported by full vocabulary and grammar notes; and accompanying essays and study sections invite users to appreciate the brilliance of Ovid's story-telling.

Introduction; Glossary of technical literary terms; Notes for the reader; Translating Ovid; Metre; Suggestions for further reading; 1. Deucalion and Pyrrha, Metamorphoses 1.348-415; 2. Cupid, Apollo and Daphne, Metamorphoses 1.452-567; 3. Io (and Syrinx), Metamorphoses 1.583-746; 4. Phaethon, Metamorphoses 2.150-216, 227-238, 260-71, 301-39; 5. Diana and Actaeon, Metamorphoses 3.138-252; 6. Juno and Semele, Metamorphoses 3.253-315; 7. Tiresias, Metamorphoses 3.316-38; 8. Echo and Narcissus, Metamorphoses 3.339-510; 9. Pyramus and Thisbe, Metamorphoses 4.55-166; 10. Arethusa, Metamorphoses 5.572-641; 11. Minerva and Arachne, Metamorphoses 6.1-145; 12. Cephalus and Procris, Metamorphoses 7.694-756, 796-862; 13. Minos, Ariadne, Daedalus and Icarus, Metamorphoses 8.152-235; 14. Baucis and Philemon, Metamorphoses 8.626-724; 15. Byblis, Metamorphoses 9.517-665; 16. Orpheus, Metamorphoses 10.8-63, 11.1-66; 17. Pygmalion, Metamorphoses 10.243-97; 18. Venus and Adonis, Metamorphoses 10.519-739; 19. Midas, Metamorphoses 11.100-45; Total learning vocabulary.