Metamorphoses

American  

[met-uh-mawr-fuh-seez] / ˌmɛt əˈmɔr fəˌsiz /

noun

1. a series of mythological tales or legends in verse (a.d. 7–8) by Ovid.

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Metamorphoses Cultural  

1. A long poem by the ancient Roman poet Ovid, in which he relates numerous stories from classical mythology. Many of the stories deal with miraculous transformations, or metamorphoses.

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Example Sentences

Ovid’s “Metamorphoses” described the process roughly two millennia ago: “From the rotting flesh — a well-known fact — bees everywhere are born.”

From Los Angeles Times

I had already been thinking of Wilson as I checked my text messages during an intermission here at the Salzburg Festival, where Australian director Barrie Kosky has created a pastiche of various Vivaldi arias brilliantly repurposed into a new four-hour opera based on stories from Ovid’s “Metamorphoses.”

From Los Angeles Times

"Just like butterflies, corals also undergo different metamorphoses and stages."

From BBC

Sometimes the relief at seeing an opponent fall, knowing that the fight is over, quickly metamorphoses into a cold and icy fear, born of the realisation that the opponent isn't moving.

From BBC

Lyn Slater will be the first to tell you her life has been a series of happy accidents and purposeful metamorphoses.

From New York Times