The Metamorphoses of Ovid | Book I: Summary and Analysis

New Characters:
The poet: expresses intention to tell stories of transformations

Nature or God: force that put an end to original chaos

The Winds: the winds that blow across the world’s surface, including Zephyr god of the warm west, and Boreas, god of the cold the North Wind

Earth: the planet whose land, air and water are ruled by the gods

Saturn: son of Heaven and Earth; father of three sons—Jove, Neptune, and Pluto; father of three
daughters—Juno, Ceres and Vesta; father of Chiron the Centaur.

Jove: lord of heaven; son of...



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