Read Thomas Bulfinch's account of the famous love affair of Venus and Adonis.

Juno's famously jealous nature is revealed in these stories of her and her rivals for Jupiter's affection.

Interesting commentary and analysis of Ovid's "Metamorphoses". Examples in the essay are linked to the poem itself. Topics range from the nature of the gods and goddess to many Roman virtues. Good reading!

This is the story of the youth Acton who, having illicitly beheld the goddess Diana naked, was changed by her into a stag and torn to pieces by a pack of dogs.

The history of the god Bacchus, the god of wine, includes the perilous circumstances of his birth and the foundation of his devotions, the Bacchanal.

The translation presented here was the work of famous English writers John Dryden, Alexander Pope, Joseph Addison, and William Congreve, among others. A link to the Latin text is also provided.