Letters & Lore
Still Changing After 2,000 Years: How Ovid's Metamorphoses Speaks to Social Media, Consent and Climate
Ovid's Metamorphoses, a 2,000-year-old Latin poem, remains relevant today by exploring transformations that mirror contemporary issues like social media vanity, consent, and climate change. Its enduring power lies in its allegorical tales of human behavior and consequence.
Jing Mei Lin·June 21, 2026