Latin poems to know and love.

Ovid Amores Book 2. 12

Ovid’s triumph

by Ovid

Ite triumphales circum mea tempora laurus

Ovid congratulates himself on success with Corinna

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Metamorphoses Book 11, Lines 100 - 128

The Midas touch

by Ovid

Huic deus optandi gratum, sed inutile, fecit muneris arbitrium

Midas and the golden touch

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