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At the beginning of the poem, Ovid addresses the gods and asks them to bless his undertaking. Then he begins his tale of transformations by describing how the earth, and the heavens and everything else were created out of chaos. He describes how mankind progressed (or degenerated) from the Gold Age to the Silver Age to the Age of Iron. The bad behavior of mankind lead to an attempt by the giants to seize the heavens. In response to all this corruption, Jove sends a great flood to the earth which destroys all living things except one pious couple: Deucalion and Pyrrha. After the floods, this couple repopulates the earth by obeying the commands of the gods and throwing rocks behind them; these rocks transform into a new, hearty breed of man.

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Posted By harry t #65542 at Oct 18, 2008 7:51 PM

question on laurel - PLEASE HELP!

why is the laurel a symbol of apollo? this is for a take home quiz! please help!

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Posted By brent s #207727 at Oct 20, 2011 10:01 PM

In Ovid's Metamorphoses some people are transformed as a reward for good actions, others as punishment for bad actions. How can transformation serve as both a punishment and a reward?

1.In Ovid's Metamorphoses some people are transformed as a reward for good actions, others as punishment for bad actions. How can transformation serve as both a punishment and a reward? Does it simply depend on the result of the transformation? Use at least one "positive" and one "negative" transformation to support your answer

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Posted By alex g #188497 at May 31, 2011 11:30 AM

In Books 1, 2 and 3how does Ovid show us the female characters inner thoughts?

female characters only

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