Reading Notes: Ovid's Metamorphoses Books 1-4 (Reading A and B)
I like the sentence structure of this sentence: "The boar has no use for his powerful tusks, the deer for its quick legs, both are swept away together, and the circling bird, after a long search for a place to land, falls on tired wings into the water." It highlights the severity of the flood in beautiful language.
Ovid uses a lot of violence in his writing:
i.e. Jupiter raping lo, Semele, Callisto
The gods do freely what benefits them.
The setting is beautiful. Deep greens and deep blues are described as well as words with positive connotations such as "bright" and "great". Ovid uses colors to depict the tone of the story.
Ovid uses personification heavily.
At this point, I'm pretty ticked off about Juno's (Hera) anger at the girls who were raped by Jupiter. It seems really unfair.
Ovid's stories represent both lessons and the formation of the world.
I.e. Narcissus falls involve with himself, providing a lesson against vanity. In this same tale, Echo is explained by Hera's jealousy.
Boy, there is a lot of infidelity in the world of the gods.
Juno = Hera and is Jupiter's (Zeus) wife and sister.
She is vengeful, hot-headed, and punishing. She represents a military character, strong and vital, cunning and crafting.
lo - Jupiter calls a cloud of fog around her before he rapes her
Callisto- Jupiter approaches her under the guise of Diana and rapes her.
Bibliography: Ovid's Metamorphoses Books 1-4
Ovid uses a lot of violence in his writing:
i.e. Jupiter raping lo, Semele, Callisto
The gods do freely what benefits them.
The setting is beautiful. Deep greens and deep blues are described as well as words with positive connotations such as "bright" and "great". Ovid uses colors to depict the tone of the story.
Ovid uses personification heavily.
At this point, I'm pretty ticked off about Juno's (Hera) anger at the girls who were raped by Jupiter. It seems really unfair.
Ovid's stories represent both lessons and the formation of the world.
I.e. Narcissus falls involve with himself, providing a lesson against vanity. In this same tale, Echo is explained by Hera's jealousy.
Boy, there is a lot of infidelity in the world of the gods.
Jupiter and Callisto by Karel Philips Spierincks. Web Source: WikiCommons
Juno = Hera and is Jupiter's (Zeus) wife and sister.
She is vengeful, hot-headed, and punishing. She represents a military character, strong and vital, cunning and crafting.
lo - Jupiter calls a cloud of fog around her before he rapes her
Callisto- Jupiter approaches her under the guise of Diana and rapes her.
Bibliography: Ovid's Metamorphoses Books 1-4
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