Ovid (Publius Ovidius Naso, 43 BC-AD 17) was a Roman poet, sometimes called the first great poet of the Roman Empire, who wrote the literary masterpiece, &quot;Metamorphoses.&quot;&nbsp;<br /><br />Written in Latin, &quot;Metamorphoses&quot; is a 15-book narrative poem that gives an account of history from the creation of the world until the death of Julius Caesar in 44 BC. &quot;Metamorphoses&quot; incorporates over 250 classical Greek and Roman myths, seamlessly mixing them with historical events to describe a past of monsters, heroes, and magic that reveals how the ancient Romans understood their world.