Poet · 43 BC – 17

Ovid

Wrote the Metamorphoses, the great mythological epic in fifteen books, along with witty works on love such as the Ars Amatoria, shaping how later ages imagined Greek and Roman myth.

Major Works

  • Metamorphoses
  • Ars Amatoria (The Art of Love)
  • Heroides

Impact Analysis

Ovid's Metamorphoses became the great storehouse of classical myth for later ages, inspiring countless painters, sculptors and poets from the Renaissance onward.

Historical influence score: 82/100

Accomplishments for Ovid are being compiled.