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Metamorphoses

the fables and folk-lore of a strange people

Also known as Ars Amatoria; Fasti; Faust

by Ovid, Ovid, 43 B.C.-17 A.D. or 18 A.D.|* Ovid, John Bond, David King of Hawaii Kalakaua, David Kalakaua, 43 B.C.-17 A.D. or 18 A.D Ovid, Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe, Isaac de Benserade, Chauveau, François, Imprimerie royale, Charles Le Brun, Sébastien Le Clerc, Mabre-Cramoisy, Sébastien, Niklas Holzberg, Len Krisak, Sarah Ruden, Publius Ovidius Publius Ovidius Naso, M.J. Griggs, B. P. Moore, Mary Frederick, Rolfe Humphries, John Dryden, Samuel Garth, Jack Shapiro, Robert Squillace, Frank Justus Miller, Ovidio, Julius Ziehen, Antoine Banier, M L'Abbe), Lee Fratantuono, A D Melville, Emeritus Kennedy Professor of Latin Fellow E J Kenney, Ovide, William Scovil Anderson, Stephanie McCarter, Gerhard Fink, Alexander Pope, Joseph Addison, William Congreve, Gottlieb Erdmann Gierig, Jan Minell, Pieter Rabus, John Godwin, Publio Nasone Ovidio, Ovidi, Xavier Mata Oroval, Claude-Pierre Goujet, Claude-Pierre Banier, Publius Ovidius Naso, Edward Brooks, Edward Ovid, Ovidius, Ernest Ensor Publius Ovidius Naso, Pierre Du Ryer, Publio Ovidio Nason, Johannes Minellius, Nathan Bailey, F. J., G. G. J. and J. Robinson, Scatcherd and Whitaker, Mathieu Guillaume Thérès de Villenave, Rudolf Merkel, Ovid Giovanni Andrea Dell' Anguillara, C. Luke Soucy, Joseph Gaspard Dubois-Fontanelle, Villenave, Otto Korn, Otto Ovid, J. J. J.J. Howard, Henry Riley, Théodose Burette, Etienne Gros, John Clarke, John Ovid, William Thane Peck, Hermann Johannes Müller, Banier M. l'abbé, Bernard Picart, Arthur Golding, William White, William Seres, J. H. Haydon, Maximus Planudes, Jean François Boissonade, Samuel Sir Garth, Laurence Eusden, Arthur Maynwaring, Samuel Croxall, Nahum Tate, John Gay, Freigius, Moritz Haupt, Ovide Ovide, George Sewell, Ovid Vergil, Ovide ; Georges Lafaye, Rolfe Ovid and Humphries, Ernst Karl Christian Bach, Rudolf Ehwald, Ovidb C -17 or 18 a D, Daniel Crespin, Anton Zingerle, Heinrich Stefan Sedlmayer, José Carlos Fernández Corte, María Josefa Cantó Llorca, Charles Martin, Emily R. Wilson, translated by frank jsutus miller Ovid, Moriz Haupt P. Ovidius Naso, 43 B. C. -17 or 18 A. D. Ovid, Nathan Covington 180 Brooks, José-Román Bravo Díaz, Antonio Ruiz de Elvira Prieto, Bartolomé Segura Ramos, RUBEN INTRODUCION OVIDIO; BONIFAZ NU;O, Publius Ovidius Naso Ovide, Stamperia del Seminario, Henry Thomas Riley, Donald E. Hill, J. R. Jenkinson, K. Sara Myers, Ovid Poet, John Laney, Hermann Breitenbach, Ange-François Fariau de Saint-Ange, Pablo Picasso, Giuseppe Zocchi, Joseph Chamonard, Diedrich Ernest Bosselaar, Thomas Farnaby, Friedrich Polle, Johannes Siebelis, Bernardino Stagnino, Carolus Vivianus, Georges Lafaye, George Sandys, Richard Badger, Johann Raener, Henricus Glareanus, Thomas Purfoot, Charles Simmons, Lodovico Dolce, Jakob Moltzer, Ercole Ciofani, Daniel Heinsius, Nicolaas Heinsius, Pieter Burman, Johann Wilhelm Capoferrius, Charles de Massac, Raymond de Massac, Raffaele Regio, Giovanni de Buonsignore, Luca-Antonio Giunta, William Caxton, George Hibbert, Roxburghe Club, Erich Rösch, Joseph Davidson, Jean Matheus, Isaac Briot, Pierre Firens, Michael Faulte, Gérard-Jean-Baptiste Scotin, Antoine Humblot, Virgil Solis, Vasiliĭ Maĭkov, Gerhard Lorich, Marguerite Carnec, Olivier Sers, SparkNotes, Raphaello Regius, Josse Badius, Almeno pseud, Ēlias Tsirinkakēs, Jordi Parramon Blasco, Jacobus Rubeus, Henry N. Heale, Gianpiero Rosati, Giovanna Faranda Villa, Rossella Corti, Nicolas Renouard, Publius Vergilius Maro, Henry King, Karl Hermann Weise, Jorge de Bustamante, Pierre Bellère, William Charles de Meuron Earl Fitzwilliam, Edward Glaser, Giovanni de' Buonsignori, Gregor Bersmann, 'Introductiones' Printer of Nebrissensis, Hannibal Gamon, Arthur Victor Agar-Robartes Viscount Clifden, England) Lanhydrock House (Cornwall, Giovanni Andrea dell' Anguillara, Francesco Turchi, Karl Paul Otto Korn, Johann Balthasar Sedkezki, Stephen Gaselee, H. F. B. Brett-Smith, Pepys Library, Paul Brandt, Gwilym Aneurin Tudor Davies, 43 BCE-18 Ovid, Charbra Adams Jestin, Phyllis B. Katz, [name Missing], Joseph Henry Allen, Harold North Fowler, William Francis Allen, Anonymous, J.H. and W.F. Allen and J.B. Greenough, J. B. Greenough, Thomas Keightley (Annotator), Rollin Mallory Daggett (Editor), Royal College of Physicians of London, Guillaume de Salluste Du Bartas, Bernard Salomon, Johannes Spreng, John Grismond, Robert Young, Giorgio de' Rusconi, Jacobus Constantius, Giovanni Battista Egnazio, Giovanni Griffio, Lactantius Placidus, Gilbert de Longueil, Lodovicus Rhodiginus & John Andrews

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"The Legends and Myths of Hawaii: The Fables and Folk-Lore of a Strange People" by His Hawaiian Majesty Kalakaua is a collection of legends and folk tales written in the late 19th century. The book explores the rich tapestry of Hawaiian mythology, history, and culture, illustrating the beliefs and practices of the Hawaiian people. It offers a blend of historical accounts intertwined with mythical themes, providing insight into the significance of these stories for understanding Hawaiian identity. The opening of the book provides a comprehensive introduction to the physical characteristics of the Hawaiian Islands and a glimpse into their historic background. It starts by painting a vibrant picture of the islands' landscapes and flora, highlighting their isolated yet bountiful nature in the vast Pacific. It further delves into the early history of the Hawaiian people, discussing their origins and the significant figures throughout their history, including mighty chiefs and gods. The introduction sets the stage for the legends that follow, promising a narrative rich with romantic episodes, battles, and the intertwining of history with myth, ultimately aiming to preserve the cultural heritage of a unique people. (This is an automatically generated summary.)

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Included because retained bibliographic metadata links this work to Ancient religions, animism, and ritual and Mythology, folklore, and sacred legends.

  • Mythology, folklore, and sacred legends

    Controlled discovery queries from internet-archive, online-books-page, openlibrary-historical, and project-gutenberg matched “Folklore”, “folklore”, “Legends”, and 2 additional term(s). Retained metadata contains “Legends” in the alternative title, “Legends” in the description, “Mythology” in the description, and 5 additional metadata match(es).

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  • Ancient religions, animism, and ritual

    Controlled discovery queries from openlibrary-historical matched “Rites and ceremonies”. Retained metadata contains “Gods” in the description and “Rites and ceremonies” in the subject metadata.

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Ovid's Metamorphoses: translated by eminent persons. Published by Sir Samuel Garth

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1794-01-01T00:00:00ZLondon : Martin and BainEnglish—Public digitized item

Ovid's Metamorphosis

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1626-01-01T00:00:00ZLondon : W. StansbyEnglish—Public digitized item

La Metamorphose d'Ouide

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1608-01-01T00:00:00ZA Rouen : Chez Theodore Reinsart ...French—Public digitized item

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  • Contributing institution: Boston Public Library
  • Contributing institution: Getty Research Institute
  • Contributing institution: New York Public Library
  • Contributing institution: Royal College of Physicians, London
  • Contributing institution: Sterling and Francine Clark Art Institute Library
  • Contributing institution: The Library of Congress
  • Contributing institution: Wellcome Library
  • Digitization sponsor: Boston Public Library
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  • Editors: Daggett, Rollin Mallory
  • Editors: Flues, Barboura
  • Editors: Garth, Samuel
  • Open Library reports 118 editions; this snapshot catalogs one representative edition and preserves work-level ISBN, date, and publisher aggregates.
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  • Open Library reports 747 editions; this snapshot catalogs one representative edition and preserves work-level ISBN, date, and publisher aggregates.
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  • Source-listed Library of Congress call number(s): GR385 .H3 K3
  • Source-listed Library of Congress call number(s): PA6522 .M2
  • Source-reported rights: <a href="http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/" rel="ugc nofollow">This work is available under the Creative Commons, Public Domain Mark</a>
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  • The Online Books Page bibliographic note: London: William Seres, 1567
  • The Online Books Page bibliographic note: New York: C. L. Webster, 1888
  • The Online Books Page bibliographic note: with glossary
  • Translators: Addison, Joseph; Congreve, William; Dryden, John; Pope, Alexander
  • Translators: Golding, Arthur
  • Translators: Johnston, Ian (Ian Courtenay), 1938-
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