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 →
Ovid’s Metamorphoses #005/111: “Deucalion and Pyrra”
What this project is about. This one is from Book 1. How long it took to read this (aloud): 5 mins 36s What it’s “about”: Jove is happy with the Flood, but then sees the somewhat insipid Deucalion and his equally insipid wife. He relents. Themis gives Deucalion (son of Prometheus) and Pyrra (for it... Continue Reading →
Ovid’s Metamorphoses #004/111: “The Flood” Jove gets so pissed that he floods the planet – noah joke.
What this project is about. This one is from Book 1. How long it took to read this (aloud): 5 mins 20 secs What it’s “about”: Jove gets so pissed that he floods the planet - noah joke. Words I didn’t know: none Quotable quotes: He planned a breed of men of heaven’s make, different... Continue Reading →
Ovid’s Metamorphoses #003/111: “Ages of God, Silver, Bronze, and Iron”
What this project is about. This one is from Book 1. How long it took to read this (aloud): 10 mins What it’s “about”: The descent towards where we are now - everything was peachy under Saturn - permanent global spring time. Then came Jove, who brought seasons. Then came the age of Bronze -... Continue Reading →
Ovid’s Metamorphoses – “Then careless things took shape…”
Blog post Ovid’s Metamorphoses #001/111: “Invocation” What this project is about. This one is from Book 1. How long it took to read this (aloud): 28 seconds What it’s “about”: Ovid setting the scene, asking ‘God’ to help him out Words I didn’t know: none Quotable quotes: “Now I shall tell of things that change”... Continue Reading →
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