The Ovid Library

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Love changes us. Power transforms us. Fate has a taste for irony. The Ovid Library brings the works of Ovid to life in full: tales of gods and mortals, desire and betrayal, wit and exile, bodies altered and hearts undone. From the dazzling transformations of the Metamorphoses to the intimate voices of the Heroides and the playful provocations of his love poetry, these are stories that have survived because they still know us. Come for the myths. Stay for the mischief, beauty, cruelty, longing, and the poet who understood that nothing, not even we ourselves, remains unchanged.

  1. Episode 1

    Heroides I - Penelope to Ulysses

    In which Penelope, faithful and fraught with longing, weaves a tale of sleepless nights and anxious hopes while awaiting the return of her absent husband from Troy's fallen battlegrounds. She laments the ruin wrought both without and within her household, as suitors encroach and shadows lengthen over her once youthful days.

  2. Episode 2

    Heroides II - Phyllis to Demophoon

    In which Phyllis laments the prolonged absence of her beloved Demophoon, whose broken promises leave her heart heavy with sorrow and betrayal amid the restless waves of the Thracian sea. She confesses her despair and wavering hope, entwined with bitter reflections on love’s fragile oaths and the cruel weight of unfulfilled vows.

  3. Episode 3

    Heroides III - Briseis to Achilles

    In which Briseis, a captive and once beloved companion of Achilles, pours out her sorrow and longing in a heartfelt letter, lamenting her fate and pleading for his compassion and action. She recalls their shared past and beseeches him to overcome anger and remember their bond amid the turmoil of war and separation.

  4. Episode 4

    Heroides IV - Phaedra to Hippolytus

    In which the noble Phaedra, gripped by a secret and turbulent passion, pens a heartfelt letter to Hippolytus, blending reverence, longing, and distress as she wrestles with love’s commanding yet shameful hold. She paints a vivid picture of her inner turmoil and appeals to his mercy with both poetic pleas and ancestral homage, all the while immersed in the wild and austere world she shares with him.

  5. Episode 5

    Heroides V - Oenone to Paris

    In which the nymph Oenone pens a plaintive letter from Mount Ida to Paris, recalling their humble past love and lamenting his desertion for a new bride, whilst invoking nature and prophecy to underscore her grief and fidelity. She pleads for his remembrance and pity, contrasting her steadfast devotion with the treacheries of beauty and war that have shadowed their once serene union.

  6. Episode 6

    Heroides VI - Hypsipyle to Jason

    In which Hypsipyle, forsaken and grievous, petitions her absent husband Jason with a lament full of longing and reproach, mourning the silence that separates them and the shadow cast by his new love’s dark arts. She recalls their shared past and her own sacrifices, invoking the gods’ justice in a tender yet fierce entreaty for truth and loyalty amidst the cruel winds of fate.

  7. Episode 7

    Heroides VII - Dido to Aeneas

    In which the forsaken queen Dido pours forth her heart in a poignant letter, lamenting the betrayal of Aeneas whose departure rends both her hopes and her kingdom. With a voice tender yet resolute, she invokes gods and ghosts alike, entwining love and sorrow as she contemplates the ruin wrought by a faithless lover and the fate that entwines them both.

  8. Episode 8

    Heroides VIII - Hermione to Orestes

    In which a captive noblewoman, bound by sorrow and kinship, beseeches her absent husband to claim her from the grasp of a rival, invoking the weighty legacy of their shared ancestors and the fierce bonds of family honour. She laments her forsaken youth and fractured loyalties, weaving a lament that blends the personal with the echoes of ancient, star-crossed fates.

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Love changes us. Power transforms us. Fate has a taste for irony. The Ovid Library brings the works of Ovid to life in full: tales of gods and mortals, desire and betrayal, wit and exile, bodies altered and hearts undone. From the dazzling transformations of the Metamorphoses to the intimate voices of the Heroides and the playful provocations of his love poetry, these are stories that have survived because they still know us. Come for the myths. Stay for the mischief, beauty, cruelty, longing, and the poet who understood that nothing, not even we ourselves, remains unchanged.

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  • Creator
    Ovid
  • Episodes
    21
  • Seasons
    1
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © Public domain
  • Show Website
    The Ovid Library