Metamorphoses

narrative poem by Ovid
VisualArtwork literary_work Q184742
Metamorphoses
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Metamorphoses

Summary

Metamorphoses is a literary work[1]. Metamorphoses ranks in the top 1% of literary_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,285 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Metamorphoses authored Ovid[3].
  • Metamorphoses's instance of is recorded as literary work[4].
  • Metamorphoses's genre is epic poem[5].
  • Metamorphoses's Commons category is recorded as Metamorphoses (Ovid)[6].
  • Metamorphoses's language of work or name is recorded as Classical Latin[7].
  • Metamorphoses's language of work or name is recorded as Latin[8].
  • Metamorphoses's country of origin is recorded as Ancient Rome[9].
  • Metamorphoses's country of origin is recorded as Roman Empire[10].
  • Metamorphoses comprises Q63215686[11].
  • Metamorphoses comprises The Creation[12].
  • Metamorphoses comprises Four Ages[13].
  • Metamorphoses comprises Baucis and Philemon[14].
  • Metamorphoses comprises Pyramus and Thisbe[15].
  • Metamorphoses's characters is recorded as Daedalus[16].
  • Metamorphoses's characters is recorded as Icarus[17].
  • Metamorphoses's has edition or translation is recorded as Metamorphoses (Ovidius)/Liber XI[18].
  • Metamorphoses's has edition or translation is recorded as Les Métamorphoses d’Ovide[19].
  • Metamorphoses's has edition or translation is recorded as Les Métamorphoses[20].
  • Metamorphoses's has edition or translation is recorded as Les Métamorphoses[21].
  • Metamorphoses's has edition or translation is recorded as Metamorphoses[22].
  • Metamorphoses's has edition or translation is recorded as Metamorphosen[23].
  • Metamorphoses's has edition or translation is recorded as Les Métamorphoses[24].
  • Metamorphoses's has edition or translation is recorded as Ovid Metamorphoses: A New Verse Translation[25].
  • Metamorphoses's has edition or translation is recorded as Metamorphoses[26].
  • Metamorphoses's has edition or translation is recorded as Q107981822[27].

Body

Authorship and Creation

Metamorphoses authored Ovid[3].

Publication

Languages include Classical Latin[7] and Latin[8]. Metamorphoses's genre is epic poem[5].

Subject and Themes

Metamorphoses's main subject is Roman mythology[28].

Why It Matters

Metamorphoses ranks in the top 1% of literary_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,285 views/month).[2] Metamorphoses has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[29] Metamorphoses is known by 33 alternative names across languages and contexts.[30]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] . wikidata.org.
  2. [3] . Internet Speculative Fiction Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . PHI Latin Texts. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.
  26. [28] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [29] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [30] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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    Local thumb /static/img/metamorphoses.jpg
    Narrative motif mysterious punishments in otherworld
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