Ovid
Publius Ovidius Naso, 43 b.c.–a.d. 17?, Roman poet.
Other words from Ovid
- O·vid·i·an [oh-vid-ee-uhn], /oʊˈvɪd i ən/, adjective
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How to use Ovid in a sentence
The notion expanded to denote a personal spirit and protector by the time Horace and Ovid wrote in the first century BC.
It was essentially two Roman poets, Ovid and Virgil, who gave us this tragic and terrible story.
Ann Wroe’s ‘Orpheus’: Why the Mythological Muse Haunts Us | Ann Wroe | May 31, 2012 | THE DAILY BEASTPoets, from Virgil and Ovid to Mallarme and Rilke, have written his story.
Ann Wroe’s ‘Orpheus’: Why the Mythological Muse Haunts Us | Ann Wroe | May 31, 2012 | THE DAILY BEASTIn his case it was Ovid, Colorado, with a population that hovers around 300.
Roman poets such as Catullus and Ovid celebrated the kiss and members of the populace were avid mouth-to-mouth practitioners.
But the fact is that we have further evidence; Chaucer himself, elsewhere, plainly names Ovid as his authority.
Chaucer's Works, Volume 1 (of 7) -- Romaunt of the Rose; Minor Poems | Geoffrey ChaucerAinsworth gives authority for "hospes" meaning host as well as guest, and quotes Ovid's Metamorphoses in support of it.
Jupiter is mentioned in Ovid's Metamorphoses immediately after the description of the golden, silver, brazen, and iron ages.
Chaucer's Works, Volume 1 (of 7) -- Romaunt of the Rose; Minor Poems | Geoffrey ChaucerHe was regarding, speculatively, the back of young Ovid Nixon, the assistant cashier.
Scattergood Baines | Clarence Budington KellandOvid looked a bit doubtful, but Scattergood's voice was so interested, so bland, that any suspicion of irony was allayed.
Scattergood Baines | Clarence Budington Kelland
British Dictionary definitions for Ovid
/ (ˈɒvɪd) /
Latin name Publius Ovidius Naso. 43 bc –?17 ad, Roman poet. His verse includes poems on love, Ars Amatoria, on myths, Metamorphoses, and on his sufferings in exile, Tristia
Derived forms of Ovid
- Ovidian (ɒˈvɪdɪən), adjective
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Cultural definitions for Ovid
[ (ov-id) ]
An ancient Roman poet; author of the Metamorphoses and The Art of Love.
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