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# Contents

- Introduction
- Learning outcomes
- 1 What is Ovid’s Metamorphoses?
- 2 How did the world begin?
  - 2.1 A world of stories
  - 2.2 Ovid and his world
- 3 Who was Ovid?
- 4 What makes a human human?
  - 4.1 The shapes humans can take
  - 4.2 Defining the human
- 5 And then came … monsters
- 6 Actaeon’s transformation
- 7 Classical reception
- 8 Should we eat animals?
- Conclusion
- Taking it further
- Pronunciation guide
- Tell us what you think
- References
- Acknowledgements
- Glossary

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