Ovid

"Ere land and sea and the all-covering sky Were made, in the whole world the countenance Of nature was the same, all one, well named Chaos, a raw and undivided mass, Naught but a lifeless bulk, with warring seeds Of ill-joined elements compressed together."

6 likes

Source: Ovid,, A. D. Melville, E. J. Kenney (2008). “Metamorphoses”, p.1, Oxford University Press

About the author

Ovid

Ovid

Poet

Ovid was a Roman poet known for his influential works on love and transformation, particularly 'Metamorphoses'.

All quotes by Ovid →

Same author

More quotes by Ovid

See all →