Ovid: Metamorphoses (unabridged)
A new verse translation by Ian Johnston
read by David Horovitch
- Release Date: 3rd Jul 2012
- Catalogue No: NA0107
- Label: Naxos AudioBooks
- Series: Poetry
- Length: 17 hours 28 minutes
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Ovid: Metamorphoses (Unabridged)
- Recording Venue: Motivation Sound Studios, London
Book 1: Invocation
Primal Chaos
Formation of the Earth
Regions of Earth
Climates on Earth
Distribution of Winds
Creation of Life and Prometheus
The Golden Age
The Silver Age
The Bronze and Iron Ages
War of the Giants
Jupiter Summons the Gods
Lyacon
The Flood
Deucalion and Pyrrha
Triton
Creation of New Human Life
Creation of Other Life
Apollo and Pytho
Apollo and Daphne
Inachus and Io
Jupiter and Io
Juno, Jupiter and Io
Argus and Io
Mercury and Argus
Syrinx
Phaeton and Clymene
Book 2: Palace of the Sun
Phaeton and Phoebus
Book 2 ctd
Phaeton's Journey
The Earth in Flames
Earth Complains
Death of Phaeton
Phaeton's Family
Daughters of the Sun
Cycnus
The Sun
Jupiter and Callisto
Diana and Callisto
Juno and Callisto
Callisto and Arcas
Juno, Tethys and Oceanus
The Raven and the Crow
The Crow and Minerva
Apollo and Coronis
Chiron and Ocyrhoe
Mercury and Battus
Mercury and Herse
Minerva and Envy
Mercury and Aglauros
Jupiter and Europa
Book 3: Cadmus
Cadmus and the Serpent
Earth Born Warriors
Actaeon and Diana
Actaeon's Dogs
Juno and Semele
Birth of Bacchus
Jupiter, Juno and Teiresias
Narcissus
Narcissus and Echo
Narcissus in Love
Pentheus and Teiresias
Pentheus and Bacchus
Acoetes
Pentheus and Agave
Book 4: The Daughters of Minyas
Pyramus and Thisbe
Venus and Mars
Helios and Leucothoe
Clytie
Salmacis and Hermaphroditus
Book 4 ctd
Juno and Ino
The Underworld
Juno in the Underworld
Juno and Tisiphone
Tisiphone and Ino
Venus and Ino
Ino's Companions
Cadmus and Harmonia
Bacchus
Perseus and Atlas
Atlas is Transformed
Perseus and Andromeda
Daughters of Phorcys
Medusa's Hair
Book 5: Phineus
The Battle in the Hall
Perseus and Medusa's Head
Proteus and Polydectes
Minerva and the Muses
Pyreneus and the Muses
Pierus's Daughters
Typhoeus and the Gods
Calliope's Story
Sicily
Pluto, Venus and Cupid
Pluto and Proserpine
Cyane and Pluto
Ceres's Search
Ceres and Cyane
Ceres and Sicily
Ceres and Arethusa
Ceres and Jupiter
Ascalaphus
The Sirens
Arethusa and Alpheus
Triptolemus and Lyncus
Book 6: Minerva and Arachne…
Minerva's Weaving
Arachne's Weaving
Niobe and Latona
Near the walls there is a wide expanse…
The Lycian Peasants
Apollo and Marsyas
Pelops
Procne and Tereus
Tereus and Philomela
Procne and Philomela
Book 6 ctd
Procne and Itys
Tereus and Itys
Boreas and Orithyia
Calais and Zethes
Book 7: Jason and Medea
Jason and the Golden Fleece
Medea and Aeson
Medea's Incantation
Medea and Aeson
Medea and the Nymphs
The Daughters of Pelias
Medea Flies Over the Islands
Cycnus and Hyrie
Medea's Revenge
Medea and Aegeus
Medea and Theseus
Athens Celebrates Theseus
Minos
Minos and Aeacus
Cephalus and Aeacus
The Plague in Aegina
The Myrmidons
Cephalus and Procris
Aurora and Cephalus
Lelaps
Cephalus, Aura and Procris
Book 8: Nisus and Scylla
Scylla and Minos
Scylla and Nisus's Hair
Minos and Scylla
Minos and the Minotaur
Daedalus
Theseus and Ariadne
Daedalus and Icarus
Daedalus and Perdix
Theseus
The Calydonian Boar
The Boar Hunt
Plexippus and Toxeus
Althaea and Meleager
Sisters of Meleager
Theseus and Achelous
The Echinades
Achelous and Perimele
Philemon and Baucis
Erysichthon and Ceres
Hunger
Hunger and Erysichthon
Erysichthon and Maestra
Book 9
Achelous and Hercules
Hercules and Nessus
Deianira and Hercules
Hercules and Lichas
The Death of Hercules
Jupiter and Hercules
Alcmene and Iole
Galanthis and Lucina
Dryope
Iolaus
Themis's Prophecy
Jupiter and the Gods
Byblis and Caunus
Her hand wrote out these ineffectual words…
Ligdus and Telethusa
Io and Telethusa
Iphis
Iphis and Ianthe
Book 10: Orpheus and Eurydice
Orpheus in the Underworld
Orpheus
Orpheus and the Trees
Cyparissus
Orpheus's Song
Jupiter and Ganymede
Apollo and Hyacinthus
The Cerastes
Propoetus's Daughters
Pygmalion
Cinyras and Myrrha
When Myrrha heard that word 'father'…
Adonis
Venus and Adonis
Atalanta and Hippomenes
The Golden Apples
Book 11: The Death of Orpheus
Bacchus and the Maenads
Midas and Silenus
Midas and Bacchus
Midas's Golden Touch
Apollo and Pan
Apollo and Midas
Apollo and Neptune at Troy
Hercules and Laomedon
Peleus and Thetis
Peleus and Ceyx
Daedalion
Diana and Chione
Daedalion and Apollo
Peleus and Psamathe
Ceyx and Alcyone
Storm at Sea
Alcyone
The Cave of Sleep
Iris and Sleep
Morpheus
Morpheus and Alcyone
Aesacus and Hesperie
Book 12: The Greeks at Aulis
Calchas's Prophecy
The Sacrifice of Iphigeneia
The Home of Rumour
The Greeks Reach Troy
Cycnus and Achilles
Caeneus and Caenis
Caenis and Neptune
The Centaurs and Lapiths
Theseus and Eurytus
Book 12 ctd
Theseus and the Centaurs
Cyllarus and Hylonome
Caeneus and Latreus
Hercules and Nestor
Periclymenes
Neptune and Apollo
Apollo and Achilles
The Arms of Achilles
Book 13: Ajax Makes his Case
Ulysses Makes his Case
'Here is my chest which has always worked to serve…'
Ajax Kills Himself
The War Ends
Troy is Destroyed
Astyanax
Hecuba
Polydorus and Polymestor
Achilles and Polyxena
Hecuba Laments
Book 13 ctd
Hecuba and Polymestor
Aurora and Memnon
The Memnonides
The Voyages of Aeneas
The Daughters of Anius
Anius's Wine Bowl
Aeneas's Voyage Continues
Aeneas Reaches Sicily
Acis and Galatea
Polyphemus in Love
Telemus and Polyphemus
Polyphemus's Love Song
Scylla and Glaucus
Book 14: Glaucus and Circe
Aeneas and Dido
Cercopes
Aeneas and the Sibyl
Aeneas in the Underworld
Apollo and the Sybil
Achaemenides
Ulysses and Aeolus
Laestrygonians
Circe and Ulysses
Picus and Canens
Circe and Picus
Canens
Book 14 ctd
Caieta
Aeneas in Italy
Diomedes
Turnus Burns the Ships
Cybele and the Ships
The Fall of Ardea
Aeneas Becomes a God
The Kings of Alba
Pomona and Vertumnus
Iphis and Anaxarete
The Sabine War
Venus Saves Rome
Romulus is Made a God
Hersilia
Book 15: Numa
Hercules and Croton
Hercules and Myscelus
Pythagorus
Vegetarianism
Immortality of the Soul
Metempsychosis
Changes in Nature
The Elements
Geological Changes
Properties of Water
Mount Aetna
Spontaneous Generation
The Phoenix
Strange Animals
Civilizations
Rome's Destiny
Numa As King
Egeria
Hippolytus
Hippolytus and Diana
Tages
Romulus's Spear
Cipus
Aesculapius
Julius Caesar
Omens of Caesar's Death
Jupiter and Venus
Achievements of Augustus
Venus and Julius Caesar
Glory of Augustus
Ovid's Immortality