The Metamorphoses is a collection of around 250 Greek and Roman myths in the form of one big epic revolving around the idea of creation, metamorphosis and change. As a result of all these stories being interwoven into one it was sometimes hard to follow and frequently introduced characters who, to me, were just names and didn’t mean much. However, when I encountered a story I was familiar with it was always a little exciting, and even more exciting was when I read a new aspect of mythology and could tie it to references from other books I have read. This fact, it being a foundation of literature, is all that earned it 3 stars in my opinion though. Lastly, I couldn’t help but notice that the writers of the ancient world all seem to use one another’s stories and characters, make of that what you please.