Metamorphoses vs Ovid with an English translation: Heroides and Amores: Which Should You Read?

Both live on shelves: Latin Love poetry, Latin Epistolary poetry, Latin literature, Classical Mythology, English literature, Mythology

Cover of Metamorphoses

Metamorphoses Ovid · 1479 ★★★★☆ 4.1 417 pages · ≈ 7 h 43 m · Demanding Find on Amazon

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Cover of Ovid with an English translation: Heroides and Amores

Ovid with an English translation: Heroides and Amores Ovid · 1637 ★★★★☆ 3.7 523 pages · ≈ 9 h 41 m · Demanding Find on Amazon

The verdict

Readers rate Metamorphoses higher: 4.1 vs 3.7 from 80659 votes.

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