1 Outline of Ovid’s Metamorphoses (...) denote the speaker; [...] denote the subject matter INTRODUCTION: CREATION AND DELUGE Book 1 1-4 Proem 5-88 Creation 89-162 Four Ages 163-208 Council of Gods [Human evil: Lycaon] 209-62 (Jupiter) Lycaon 263-312 The Flood 313-414 Deucalion and Pyrrha 416-51 Transition: Python and Apollo 1) GODS AND GODDESSES 452-567 Apollo and Daphne 568-87 Transition: Concourse of Rivers 588-746 Jupiter and Io 689-712 Inset: (Mercury)Syrinx 747-51 Transition: Epaphus Book 2 751-2. 400 Phaethon 401-530 Jupiter and Callisto; Juno 531-41 Transition: Juno, Peacocks, Argus and the Raven 542-627 Apollo and Coronis 549-95 Inset: (Crow) Cecrops’ daughters, Neptune and Coroneus’ daughter 628-32 Transition: Coronis’ son; Chiron and Ocyrhoe 633-75 Ocyrhoe 676-86 Transition: Chiron’s prayer; Jupiter; Mercury 687-707 Mercury and Battus 708-832 Mercury and Aglauros 833-45 Transition: Mercury and Jupiter Book 3 846-3.2 Jupiter and Europa 3-5 Transition: Europa and Cadmus 6-130 Cadmus 131-7 Transition: Cadmus and Actaeon 138-252 Actaeon 253-315 Semele 316-38 Jupiter and Juno: Tiresias 2 339-50 Transition: Liriope consults Tiresias about Narcissus 351-510 Echo and Narcissus 511-2 Transition: Tiresias 513-733 Pentheus and Bacchus Book 4 1-415 Bacchus in Thebes; Minyas’ daughters 55-388 Inset 55-166 (Unnamed daughter) Pyramus and Thisbe 167-89 (Leuconoe) Mars, Venus and Apollo 190-270 (Leuconoe) Apollo and Leucothoe 271-388 (Alcithoe) Salmacis 416-31 Transition: Bacchus, Ino and Juno 432-562 Juno, Ino and Athamas 563-603 End of Cadmus 604-20 Transition: Cadmus, Acrisius, Perseus Book 5 4.621-5.249 Perseus Book 6 250-6.2 Minerva and the Muses 294-678 Inset: Contest between Muses and Pierians 318-31 Inset: Pierians’ song [Giants and gods] 341-661 Inset: Calliope’s song [Ceres and the rape of Proserpina] 577-641 Inset: Arethusa 3-145 Minerva and Arachne 70-102 Inset: Minerva’s weaving 103-28 Inset: Arachne’s weaving 146-51 Transition: Arachne and Niobe 152-411 Niobe and Latona 313-81 Inset: (Unnamed Theban) Lycian tale [Latona’s pregnancy] 382-400 Inset: (Unnamed Theban) Lycian tale [Marsyas and Apollo] 412-23 Transition: Mourning for Niobe; Athens; Thrace 2) HEROES AND HEROINES 424-674 Tereus, Procne and Philomela 675-718 Transition: Pandion; Boreas; Zetes and Calais Book 7 719-7.424 Medea 425-52 Transition: Aegeus and Theseus Book 8 453-8.151 Minos invades Greece 501-865 Inset: Cephalus in Athens 523-660 Inset: (Aeacus) Plague 3 690-862 Inset: (Cephalus) Cephalus and Procris 11-151 Inset: Nisus and Scylla 152-82 Transition: Minos, Pasiphae, Daedalus, Theseus, Ariadne 183-235 Daedalus and Icarus 236-66 Transition: Daedalus, Athens, Theseus, Calydon 267-546 Calydonian boar; Meleager 547-9.100 Theseus’ return from Calydon 577-610 Inset: (Achelous) Perimele 618-724 Inset: (Lelex) Baucis and Philemon 728-878 Inset: (Achelous) Erysichthon Book 9 9.4-92 Inset: (Achelous) Achelous and Hercules 101-272 Hercules, Nessus and Deianeira 273-80 Transition: Hercules’ apotheosis; Alcmena and Iole 281-323 (Alcmena) Hercules’ birth 324-93 (Iole) Dryope 394-453 Transition: Iole, Iolaus, Miletus, Caunus and Byblis 454-665 Caunus and Byblis 666-8 Transition: Byblis; Crete; Iphis 669-797 Iphis Book 10 1-11.66 Orpheus and Eurydice 106-42 Inset: Cyparissus and Apollo 148-54 Inset: (Orpheus) Ganymede and Jupiter 155-219 Inset: (Orpheus) Hyacinthus and Apollo 220-42 Inset: (Orpheus)Venus: Cerastae and Propoetides 243-94 Inset: (Orpheus) Pygmalion 295-7 Inset: (Orpheus)Transition: Pygmalion, Paphos, Cinyras 298-518 Inset: (Orpheus) Cinyras and Myrrha 519-739 Inset: (Orpheus)Adonis and Venus 560-707 Inset: (Venus) Hippomenes and Atalanta Book 11 67-84 Transition: Orpheus, Thracian women, Bacchus 85-145 Bacchus and Midas 146-93 Midas and Apollo 3) LAOMEDON TO CAESAR 194-220 Apollo and Neptune build Troy; Peleus and Thetis 221-65 Peleus, Thetis, Achilles 266-409 Peleus and Ceyx 291-345 Inset: (Ceyx) Daedalion 410-748 Ceyx and Alcyone 749-796 Aesacus and Hesperia 4 Book 12 1-63 Invasion of Troy 64-145 Achilles in battle 146-181 Truce 182-209 (Nestor) Caeneus 210-535 (Nestor) Lapiths and Centaurs 536-576 (Nestor) Hercules 577-611 Death of Achilles Book 13 612-13.398 Ajax and Ulysses quarrel over Achilles’ armour 399-428 Troy’s fall 429-532 Hecuba and Polyxena 533-75 Hecuba and Polydorus 576-622 Aurora and Memnon 623-14.608 Aeneas’ wanderings, victory and apotheosis 643-74 Inset: (Anius) Anius’ daughters 740-898 Inset: (Galatea)Acis, Galatea and Polyphemus 899-14.74 Inset: Scylla and Glaucus Book 14 129-153 Inset: (Sibyl) 167-222 Inset: (Achaemenides) 223-440 Inset: (Macareus) Circe 318-440 Inset: (Nymph) Picus and Canens 464-511 Inset: (Diomedes) 609-21 Legendary history of Rome 622-771 Pomona and Vertumnus 698-764 Inset: (Vertumnus) Iphis and Anaxarete 772-15.59 More Roman history: Romulus’ apotheosis Book 15 60-478 (Pythagoras) 479-559 Numa and Egeria 493-546 Inset: (Hippolytus) 560-4 Romulus 565-621 Cipus 622-744 Aesculapius 745-870 Apotheosis of Julius Caesar 871-79 Epilogue .