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Lactantius' Narrationes - prose summaries of the Metamorphoses
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From the 1821 Burmann ed., with longer prose summaries
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P. Berchorius, Metamorphosis ... Moraliter ... Explanata (1509 edition;
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Quick-Change: Shorter Metamorphoses (Posthius 1563, English ca. 1600)
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Ovid Cycles by Tempesta, Goltzius, de Passe, Baur, and others
Ovid's Metamorphosis (Sandys 1632) - Tableaux, Translation, & Commentary
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Latin Table of Contents, by Captions
(Spelling-quirks retained, errors corrected)

Front-Matter

(Spreng's Frontwork, in Latin and English)   (Alternative Frontworks)   (Front-Matter Notes - Links)

Titulus 1557  1563  1582  1591

Epistula dedicatoria 1557  1563  1582  1591

Praefatio 1563  1582  1591

Ouidii Vita by Aldus 1582

Alphabetical Latin Index 1563  (cf. 1582 & 1591)

Verses commendatorii 1563   1582

Book I

(Latin Text with Kline's Prose)  (Sandys' Translation and Commentary)  (Spreng's Verses in Latin and English)  (Bk I Notes - Links)

Elementorum distributio 1557  1563  1582  1591

Animantibus habitandi locus assignatur 1557  1563  1582  1591

Aetas aurea 1557  1563  1582  1591

Aetas argentea 1557  1563  1582  1591

Aeneum & ferreum saeculum 1557  1563  1582  1591

Gigantomachia 1557  1563  1582  1591

Concilium deorum 1557  1563  1582  1591

Lycaon in lupum 1557  1563  1582  1591

Diluuium 1557  1563  1582  1591

Finis diluuii 1557  1563  1582  1591

Reparatio generis humani 1557  1563  1582  1591

Python serpens ab Apolline interficitur 1557  1563  1582  1591

Daphne amatur a Phoebo 1557  1563  1582  1591

Daphne in laurum 1557  1563  1582  1591

Jupiter & Io 1557  1563  1582  1591

Io in uaccam 1557  1563  1582  1591

Argus & Mercurius 1557  1563  1582  1591

Syrinx in arundinem 1557  1563  1582  1591

Argus occiditur, Io reformatur 1557  1563  1582  1591

Book II

(Latin Text with Kline's Prose)  (Sandys' Translation and Commentary)  (Bk II Notes - Links)

Phaethontis petitio 1557  1563  1582  1591

Phaeton tam supremas, quam infimas mundi partes, incendit 1557  1563  1582  1591

Casus Phaethontis 1557  1563  1582  1591

Heliades in arbores 1557  1563  1582  1591

Apollo lucem orbi denegat 1557  1563  1582  1591

Jupiter Callisto comprimit 1557  1563  1582  1591

Callisto in Vrsam mutatur 1557  1563  1582  1591

Calisto & Arcas facta sydera 1557  1563  1582  1591

Erichthonius cista includitur 1557  1563  1582  1591

Coronis in cornicem mutatur 1557  1563  1582  1591

Coronis ab Apolline transfigitur 1557  1563  1582  1591

Ocyrrhoe Chironis filia in equam 1557  1563  1582  1591

Battus in saxum 1557  1563  1582  1591

Mercurius Herses amore capitur 1557  1563  1582  1591

Descriptio Liuoris & Inuidiae 1557  1563  1582  1591

Aglauros in lapidem 1557  1563  1582  1591

Jupiter in taurum 1557  1563  1582  1591

Book III

(Latin Text with Kline's Prose)  (Sandys' Translation and Commentary)  (Bk III Notes - Links)

Anguis Cadmi socios interficit 1557  1563  1582  1591

Serpens a Cadmo interficitur 1557  1563  1582  1591

Milites e serpentis nascuntur dentibus 1557  1563  1582  1591

Acteon in ceruum 1557  1563  1582  1591

Acteon a propriis canibus discerpitur 1557  1563  1582  1591

Semele in concubitu Iouis occiditur 1557  1563  1582  1591

Narcissus in florem 1557  1563  1582  1591

Bacchi sacra, seu triumphus 1557  1563  1582  1591

Tyrrheni nautae in Delphinos 1557  1563  1582  1591

Pentheus a Bacchis discerpitur 1557  1563  1582  1591

Book IV

(Latin Text with Kline's Prose)  (Sandys' Translation and Commentary)  (Bk IV Notes - Links)

Pyramus & Thysbe 1557  1563  1582  1591

Pyrami & Thisbes interitus 1557  1563  1582  1591

Veneris cum Marte adulterium 1557  1563  1582  1591

Leucothea in uirgam thuream 1557  1563  1582  1591

Salmacis & Hermaphroditus in unum corpus 1557  1563  1582  1591

Juno & tres Furiae 1557  1563  1582  1591

Athamas & Ino ad furorem incitantur 1557  1563  1591

Athamas furens Learchum filium interficit 1557  1563  1582  1591

Cadmus & Hermione in Dracones 1557  1563  1582  1591

Atlas in montem sui nominis conuersus 1557  1563  1582  1591

Perseus Andromedam liberat 1557  1563  1582  1591

Crines Medusae in angues 1557  1563  1582  1591

Book V

(Latin Text with Kline's Prose)  (Sandys' Translation and Commentary)  (Bk V Notes - Links)

Pugna in nuptiis Persei orta 1557  1563  1582  1591

Phineus, eiusque socii in saxum 1557  1563  1582  1591

Pallas & sorores ad Helicona 1557  1563  1582  1591

Musae in aues 1557  1563  1582  1591

Venus, Cupido, Pluto 1557  1563  1582  1591

Pluto rapit Proserpinam 1557  1563  1582  1591

Ceres quaerit filiam 1557  1563  1582  1591

Arethusa ab Alpheo amata in fontem 1557  1563  1582  1591

Lyncus in lyncem 1557  1563  1582  1591

Book VI

(Latin Text with Kline's Prose)  (Sandys' Translation and Commentary)  (Bk VI Notes - Links)

Niobe cum filiis interimitur 1557  1563  1582  1591

Agrestes Lycii in ranas 1557  1563  1582  1591

Marsyas a Phoebo excoriatur 1557  1563  1582  1591

Tereus, Progne, Tres Furiae 1557  1563  1582  1591

Tereus Philomelam secum abducit 1557  1563  1582  1591

Tereus Philomelae linguam exerit 1557  1563  1582  1591

Progne Philomelam carcere liberans 1557  1563  1582  1591

Progne trucidat sobolem suam 1557  1563  1582  1591

Orithyia a Borea rapta 1557  1563  1582  1591

Book VII

(Latin Text with Kline's Prose)  (Sandys' Translation and Commentary)  (Bk VII Notes - Links)

Jason & Medea 1557  1563  1582  1591

Jason sopit Draconem 1557  1563  1582  1591

Medea implorat auxilium Deorum 1557  1563  1582  1591

Aeson decrepitus fit iunior 1557  1563  1582  1591

Pelias cum filiabus 1557  1563  1582  1591

Cygnus Hieres filius in cygnum 1557  1563  1582  1591

Medea suos occidit liberos 1557  1563  1582  1591

Hercules & Cerberus 1557  1563  1582  1591

Minos, Cephalus, & Aeacus 1557  1563  1582  1591

Descriptio pestis in Aegina 1557  1563  1582  1591

Formicae in homines 1557  1563  1582  1591

Cephalus & Aurora 1557  1563  1582  1591

Cephalus & Procris 1557  1563  1582  1591

Procridis mors 1557  1563  1582  1591

Book VIII

(Latin Text with Kline's Prose)  (Sandys' Translation and Commentary)  (Bk VIII Notes - Links)

Scylla & Minos 1557  1563  1582  1591

Scylla patri crines detondet 1557  1563  1582  1591

Scylla in auem 1557  1563  1582  1591

Theseus Minotaurum uincit 1557  1563  1582  1591

Daedalus & Icarus 1557  1563  1582  1591

Perdix puer in auem 1557  1563  1582  1591

Meleager in uenatione aprum interimit 1557  1563  1582  1591

Meleager & Atalanta 1557  1563  1582  1591

Meleageri interitus 1557  1563  1582  1591

Perimele in insulam 1557  1563  1582  1591

Jupiter & Mercurius hospites 1557  1563  1582  1591

Philemon & Baucis in arbores 1557  1563  1582  1591

Erisichthon quercum excindit 1557  1563  1582  1591

Descriptio Famis 1557  1563  1582  1591

Erysichthon fame inexplebili torquetur 1557  1563  1582  1591

Metra in uarias figuras 1557  1563  1582  1591

Book IX

(Latin Text with Kline's Prose)  (Sandys' Translation and Commentary)  (Bk IX Notes - Links)

Hercules & Achelous 1557  1563  1582  1591

Nessus Centaurus sagitta traiectus 1557  1563  1582  1591

Lychas in undas deiicitur 1557  1563  1582  1591

Apotheosis Herculis 1557  1563  1582  1591

Alcmene parit Herculem 1557  1563  1582  1591

Dryope in arborem 1557  1563  1582  1591

Biblidis amor in fratrem 1557  1563  1582  1591

Biblis in fontem 1557  1563  1582  1591

Lyctus & Telethusa uxor 1557  1563  1582  1591

Iphis puella in marem 1557  1563  1582  1591

Book X

(Latin Text with Kline's Prose)  (Sandys' Translation and Commentary)  (Spreng's Verses in Latin and English)  (Bk X Notes - Links)

Eurydice serpentis ictu moritur 1557  1563  1582  1591

Orpheus ad inferos descendit 1557  1563  1582  1591

Orpheus cythara ludens 1557  1563  1582  1591

Cyparissus puer in arborem 1557  1563  1582  1591

Ganymedes in caelum euectus 1557  1563  1582  1591

Hyacinthus in florem 1557  1563  1582  1591

Cerastae in boues 1557  1563  1582  1591

Effigies eburnea in hominem 1557  1563  1582  1591

Myrrha sibi laqueo mortem consciscere cupit 1557  1563  1582  1591

Myrrha cum parente concumbit 1557  1563  1582  1591

Myrrha in arborem 1557  1563  1582  1591

Venus & Adonis 1557  1563  1582  1591

Atalanta & Hippomenes 1557  1563  1582  1591

Hippomenes & Atalanta in leones 1557  1563  1582  1591

Adonis in Anemonem florem 1557  1563  1582  1591

Book XI

(Latin Text with Kline's Prose)  (Sandys' Translation and Commentary)  (Bk XI Notes - Links)

Orpheus a Bacchis mulieribus interficitur 1557  1563  1582  1591

Lyram et caput Orphei Hebrus excipit 1557  1563  1582  1591

Optio Midae 1557  1563  1582  1591

Midae aures in asininas 1557  1563  1582  1591

Neptunus & Apollo 1557  1563  1582  1591

Peleus & Thetis 1557  1563  1582  1591

Chione a Diana sagittis confossa 1557  1563  1582  1591

Lupus in lapidem 1557  1563  1582  1591

Ceyx naufragio perit 1557  1563  1582  1591

Halcyone supplicat Iunoni 1557  1563  1582  1591

Descriptio domus Somni 1557  1563  1582  1591

Ceyx cum uxore in Halcyones 1557  1563  1582  1591

Aesacus in mergum 1557  1563  1582  1591

Book XII

(Latin Text with Kline's Prose)  (Sandys' Translation and Commentary)  (Bk XII Notes - Links)

Iphigeniae immolatio 1557  1563  1582  1591

Conflictus inter Graecos et Troianos 1557  1563  1582  1591

Cygnus ab Achille suffocatur 1557  1563  1582  1591

Caenis puella in uirum 1557  1563  1582  1591

Inter Lapithas & Centauros pugna 1557  1563  1582  1591

Book XIII

(Latin Text with Kline's Prose)  (Sandys' Translation and Commentary)  (Bk XIII Notes - Links)

Ajacis & Vlissis altercatio 1557  1563  1582  1591

Clypeus Achillis 1557  1563  1582  1591

Ajax sibi mortem consciscit 1557  1563  1582  1591

Excidium Troiae 1557  1563  1582  1591

Polymestoris nequitia 1557  1563  1582  1591

Polyxena immolatur 1557  1563  1582  1591

Hecuba Polydorum occisum reperit 1557  1563  1582  1591

Polymestor oculis priuatur 1557  1563  1582  1591

Memnonis rogi fauillae in aues 1557  1563  1582  1591

Aeneae pietas in parentem 1557  1563  1582  1591

Polyphemus, Acis & Galatea 1557  1563  1582  1591

Acis in fluuium 1557  1563  1582  1591

Glaucus piscator in Deum marinum 1557  1563  1582  1591

Book XIV

(Latin Text with Kline's Prose)  (Sandys' Translation and Commentary)  (Bk XIV Notes - Links)

Scylla in monstrum marinum 1557  1563  1582  1591

Polyphemus Vlyssis socios deuorat 1557  1563  1582  1591

Vlyssis socii in porcos 1557  1563  1582  1591

Picus in auem 1557  1563  1582  1591

Apulus in oleastrum 1557  1563  1582  1591

Aeneae classis in nymphas 1557  1563  1582  1591

Aeneas in deum indigitem 1557  1563  1582  1591

Vertumnus in anum 1557  1563  1582  1591

Iphis suspendio perit 1557  1563  1582  1591

Romulus immortalitate donatur 1557  1563  1582  1591

Hersilia in Oram Deam 1557  1563  1582  1591

Book XV

(Latin Text with Kline's Prose)  (Sandys' Translation and Commentary)  (Bk XV Notes - Links)

Hippolytus ab equis distractus 1557  1563  1582  1591

Cippus cornutus 1557  1563  1582  1591

Aesculapius inter Deos relatus 1557  1563  1582  1591

Aesculapius in serpentem 1557  1563  1582  1591

Iulius Caesar in stellam 1557  1563  1582  1591

 End-Matter

Colophon 1563  1582  1591

Varietas lectionum 1582

Index 1582  1591

Imprimatur 1591