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Why does Ovid call out to the gods to inspire him at the beginning of Metamorphoses?
The invocation of the gods is a familiar trope in Greek and Roman literature. It is a staple above all of the genre of epic poetry: it appears in the works of Hesiod and Homer, as well as of Virgil and those who followed in his footsteps (such as Dante Alighieri). The original reason for this is the belief that is the gods (especially the Muses, who are divinities of the arts) drive the talents and the inspiration of poets.
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Why did humankind come into being, according to Ovid?
Ovid describes several different theories about why humans came into being. Firstly, he says that...
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