Ovid

The Myrmidons

Author who copied the description of the plague from Thucydides' account of the plague of Athens.

The Camenae

Referenced indirectly through the mythological tradition of the Camenae and Egeria, though not named in the excerpt.

Antigone

Soothsayer consulted by Eteocles; he declares that victory will fall to Thebes if Menoeceus sacrifices himself.

Thamyris

Referenced as the source for the story of Thamyris challenging the Muses.

XXXII: The Infernal Regions—The Sibyl

The Cumaean Sibyl, of whom Ovid and Virgil write, is the most celebrated of the Sibyls; Ovid's story of her life protracted to one thousand years is referenced.

The Infernal Regions

The Sibyl, a prophetic figure, guides Aeneas through the underworld, explaining the regions and the fates of the souls.

The Sibyl

Ovid is referenced as the author who writes of the Cumaean Sibyl's life protracted to one thousand years.

XXXIV: Pythagoras—Egyptian Deities—Oracles

Roman poet; his works are quoted to illustrate the Pythagorean doctrine of metempsychosis.

Pythagoras

Ovid is quoted extensively, presenting Pythagoras's teachings on metempsychosis and the immortality of the soul.

Origin of Mythology—Statues of Gods and Goddesses—Poets of Mythology

Discussed as a poet of mythology, author of the Metamorphoses, with a translation of his closing lines predicting the poem's immortality.

Ovid

Ovid (Naso) is the central figure of the chapter; his life, exile, and poetic works are described.

XXXVI: Modern Monsters—The Phoenix—Basilisk—Unicorn—Salamander

Ovid is cited as the primary source for the story of the Phoenix, describing its self-reproduction and journey to Heliopolis.

The Phoenix

Ovid is the primary source for the myth of the Phoenix, describing its life cycle and self-reproduction.

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Latin poet, author of the Metamorphoses.