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Mentioned in 21 episodes

Metamorphoses

Book • 1958

Frank Justus Miller

Robert Squillace

Mentioned by

Benjamin McEvoy

Mentioned in 21 episodes

Mentioned by

Sean Carroll

when describing different storytelling styles in myths and his reaction to reading Ovid.

AMA | March 2026

Mentioned by

Mary Beard

in the context of discussing the treatment of women and sexual violence in classical literature.

Mentioned by Drew when referring to transformations.

CR Episode 80: Canterbury Tales II – The Knight’s Tale

Mentioned by

Thomas Banks

in the context of the Pygmalion myth, explaining its origins and significance.

Episode 72: Phantastes, Ch. 5-9

Mentioned by

Benjamin McEvoy

as a cyclical text to revisit yearly, noting an English translation by Arthur Golding as influential to Shakespeare.

Ep 90 - How to Live the Great Books: Life-Changing Reading Habits

Mentioned by

Natalie Haynes

as one of the authors who describes Hera as the foster daughter of Tethys and Oceanus.

Mentioned by

Natalie Haynes

as the source of the story of Actaeon, as told in Ovid's Metamorphoses.

Mentioned by Charles in a longer discussion when talking about the myth of Lycaon.

The Origins of Werewolves

Mentioned by

Tabitha Syrett

as a source for the Ovidian Prometheus myth influencing the novel's Promethean themes.

7. Frankenstein: Horror, Humanity, and Hubris

Mentioned by

Bart D. Ehrman

when comparing its opening to Genesis and noting similar ancient-story parallels.

Why Christians Keep the 10 Commandments (But Ignore the Rest of the Old Testament)

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