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Ovid,
Metamorphosis Ovid blends into about 12,000 consecutive poems, including
various myths and folktales, beginning with the creation of the world
and ending with Ovid's own day in his transformation. Almost all the
stories contained therein contain various forms of change (Greek,
"deformation") - for example humans change to animals, trees, even
mountains! The first section - Construction of a labyrinth
(approximately 8.152-168) tells King Minos of Crete how to return from a
successful war with Athens and knows that his wife Pasip fell in love
when he leaves. Bulls produced minotaurs for their troublesome
combinations. In order to remove the stain of his family, Minos hired a
famous inventor Daedalus and built a building that can conceal hidden
creatures.
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