Ovid

American  

[ov-id] / ˈɒv ɪd /

noun

1. Publius Ovidius Naso, 43 b.c.–a.d. 17?, Roman poet.

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Ovid British  

/ ˈɒvɪd /

noun

1. 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

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Ovid Cultural  

1. An ancient Roman poet; author of the Metamorphoses and The Art of Love.

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Other Word Forms

• Ovidian
  adjective

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Ovid

The Greek philosopher Ovid mused, “The consumption of meat was even seen as a killing of relatives; since everything comes from the earth and returns to earth again we will inevitably eat one other.”

From Salon ● Apr. 28, 2024

Like a punk Ovid, Andrea Lawlor, in her debut novel, writes of bodies changed into other forms.

From New York Times ● Jun. 22, 2023

There are epigraphs from Ovid, Herman Melville and Shakespeare; when one from Cormac McCarthy's The Road appears at the top of another chapter, it feels almost inevitable.

From Scientific American ● Jun. 18, 2023

In a series of works, Ovid, a poet during the reign of Augustus, lamented his own exile to a city on the Black Sea.

From Textbooks ● Apr. 19, 2023

To kind-of quote Ovid: “Tears at times have the weight of speech.”

From "Winger" by Andrew Smith

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