Ovid is a human[1]. Born in Sulmo[2], he… he was born on March 20, 43 BC[3]. He passed away in Tomis[4]. He died on 17[5]. He worked as a poet[6], writer[7], mythographer[8], and elegist[9]. He ranks in the top 0.59% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (36,257 views/month, #5,890 of 1,000,298).[10]
Recorded place of birth include Sulmo[2], an ancient city[28], in Italy[29] and Sulmona[11], a comune of Italy[30], in Italy[31]. Ovid was born on March 20, 43 BC[3]. Latin was his native language[13].
Recorded occupations include poet[6], writer[7], mythographer[8], and elegist[9].
Works and Contributions
Notable works include Metamorphoses[14], a literary work[33], founded in 0001[34]; Heroides[15], a literary work[35]; Ibis[16], a literary work[36]; Volgarized Ovid (Crusca Ms. 110)[17], a manuscript[37], in Italy[38]; Halieutica[18], a literary work[39]; and Medicamina Faciei Femineae[19], a literary work[40]. Things named for him include Ovidiopol[41], Ovidia[42], and he[43].
Ovid ranks in the top 0.59% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (36,257 views/month, #5,890 of 1,000,298).[10] He has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[44] He is known by 32 alternative names across languages and contexts.[45]
He has been cited as an influence by William Shakespeare[46], a playwright[47], 1564–1616[48], of Kingdom of England[49], specialised in fiction[50]; Percy Bysshe Shelley[51], a linguist[52], 1792–1822[53], of United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland[54]; Charles Baudelaire[55], a poet[56], 1821–1867[57], of France[58], awarded the Concours général[59], specialised in poetry[60]; and Ignjat Đurđević[61], a linguist[62], 1675–1737[63], of Republic of Ragusa[64].
Works attributed to him include Metamorphoses[65], a literary work[66], founded in 0001[67]; Fasti[68], a literary work[69], founded in 0008[70]; Ars amatoria[71], a literary work[72]; Heroides[73], a literary work[74]; Tristia[75]; and Amores[76]. Entities named for him include Ovidiopol[41], Ovidia[42], and he[43].
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