The Metamorphoses of Ovid | Book IX: Questions and Answers

Study Questions
1. How would you characterize the tone of Ovid in the tale of Achelous’ wrestling match with Hercules?

2. Why did Hercules laugh when Achelous changed into a serpent and a bull?

3. What Christian scriptural passage is sometimes believed to be echoed by Hercules’ despairing comment, “And men can still believe / In gods!” Why does he say this?

4. How does Jove at last try to make up to his son for all the sufferings he had to endure? What is Juno’s reaction?

5. How did Juno try to prevent the birth of Hercules? How was she...


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