Erysichthon’s unwelcome visitor

Blasphemous King Erysichthon has defied the Goddess Ceres: now, as Ovid continues the tale in his Metamorphoses, he is visited by the agent of her revenge – insatiable Hunger.

Hear Ovid’s Latin and follow in English here.

See the illustrated blog post here.

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