Byblis
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In Greek mythology, Byblis or Bublis was a daughter of Miletus. Her mother was either Tragasia, daughter of Celaenus; Cyanee, daughter of the river-god Meander; or Eidothea, daughter of King Eurytus o
A Statue Of Byblis and Her Twin Brother, Caunos.
Byblis and Caunus by Laurent Delvaux, 1734, Bode Museum
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Ovid
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Publius Ovidius Naso, known in English as Ovid, was a Roman poet who lived during the reign of Augustus. He was a younger contemporary of Virgil and Horace, with whom he is often ranked as one of the
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…Eidothea, daughter of King Eurytus of Caria. She fell in love with Caunus, her twin brother. The most elaborate interpretation of her story is that of Ovid, and runs as follows. Byblis acknowledged her love for Caunus, and despite her initial efforts to convince herself that her feelings were natural, she…
Bust from the 2nd century AD, supposed "for no reason" to represent Ovid, Uffizi Gallery, Florence
A statue of Ovid by Ettore Ferrari is shown in the Piazza XX Settembre in Sulmona, Italy. It is a duplicate of an 1887 original found in Constanța, Romania.
Ovid Banished from Rome (1838), by J.M.W. Turner
A statue of Roman poet Ovid in Constanța is shown. In 1925, an identical replica was made in Sulmona, Italy.