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Ovid’s Metamorphoses #014/111: “Ocyrhoe”
What this project is about. This one is from Book 2. How long it took to read this (aloud): 2 mins 52s What it’s “about”: A human of godly lineage has gifts (prophecy) but gets turned into a horse for her troubles. Words I didn’t know: None Quotable quotes: xx How it lands to my... Continue Reading →
Ovid’s Metamorphoses #013/111: “The Raven”
What this project is about. This one is from Book 2. How long it took to read this (aloud): 6 mins 56s What it’s “about”: Sneaky raven, tittle tattle/snout gets turned from white to black for bringing bad news of adultery. The god goes nuts (of course) and kills his cheating human lover, who casually... Continue Reading →
Ovid’s Metamorphoses #012/111: “Jove and the Arcadian Nymph”
What this project is about. This one is from Book 2. Trigger warning - sexual assault. How long it took to read this (aloud): 8 mins 54s What it’s “about”: Jove raping a human, again (Callisto). Callisto gets punished, again (turned into a bear). Jove’s wife, Juno, for whatever reason blames the human rather than... Continue Reading →
Ovid’s Metamorphoses #011/111: “Phaethon’s Ride”
What this project is about. This one is from Book 2. Gustave Moreau How long it took to read this (aloud): 26 mins 55s What it’s “about”: Phaethon (wikipedia) won’t listen to his dad’s desperate warnings, grabs the reins, dies for his troubles and causes *absolute ecological meltdown*. No analogy there, whatsoever Words I didn’t... Continue Reading →
Ovid’s Metamorphoses #010/111: “Io as Isis”
What this project is about. This one is from Book 1 - it is the last one in the book. So, will do a summation. How long it took to read this (aloud):2 mins 45s What it’s “about”: Io, de-cowed, gets knocked up by Jove. Her son gets into a fight with Phaethon about the... Continue Reading →
Ovid’s Metamorphoses #009/111: “The Pipes of Pan”
What this project is about. This one is from Book 1. How long it took to read this (aloud): 4 mins 45secs What it’s “about”: Argos the 100 eyed-beast gets disposed off. Juno is mad-jealous and makes life for Io-Cow miserable. Jove calms her down, and Io is de-cowed. Words I didn’t know: none Quotable... Continue Reading →
Ovid’s Metamorphoses #008/111: “Io and Jove” (don’t have a cow, man)
What this project is about. This one is from Book 1. How long it took to read this (aloud): 8 mins 18 seconds What it’s “about”: Jove’s eye likes to rove When Juno’s almost found them in a grove Well Jove turns Io to a cow How’s she supposed to cope right now? She tells... Continue Reading →
Ovid’s Metamorphoses #007/111: “Apollo and Daphne” – Gods being assholes.
What this project is about. This one is from Book 1. How long it took to read this (aloud): 8 mins 54 seconds What it’s “about”: Apollo gets wood Words I didn’t know: none Quotable quotes: “The sterile fires that feed on empty hopes” “Nor can physician cure himself” “Cover with green earth/This body I... Continue Reading →
Ovid’s Metamorphoses #006/111: “The New World”
What this project is about. This one is from Book 1. How long it took to read this (aloud): 1 min 30s What it’s “about”: As the waters recede and new life springs up. Words I didn’t know: None Quotable quotes: “Within the weed-grown swamps left by the flood The animal kingdoms of the earth... Continue Reading →
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