An Alphabetical Presentation
Unlike the schematic presentation of the Metamorphoses, which offers epyllia in narrative order, this index lists each epyllion in the poem alphabetically. Like the schema, however, each entry in this list links to the corresponding passage in Humphries' translation. Click on the asterix at the end of each entry to see the text.
To standardize the names of epyllia we have followed some simple naming conventions. Whenever possible epyllia derive their names from their principle characters. So "The Deification of Aeneas" becomes "Aeneas, deification of." Where multiple characters dominate a tale, they appear in alphabetical order: e.g. "Apollo and Daphne," not "Daphne and Apollo. However, when one character narrates the story of another, the subject of the story precedes the narrator, regardless of alphabetical order. e.g. "Lelex's tale of Philemon and Baucis" becomes "Baucis and Philemon, Lelex's tale of." To avoid proliferating entries, each epyllion appears in the index only once, except in cases where confusion would result in the absence of cross-listing.
N.B. Though we have pursued a high level of accuracy in devising this index it is intended for use as a pedagogical tool, not a scholarly reference work.
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A
Achaemenides, meeting of Macareus and : 14, 158-440 *
Achaemenides, story of rescue from Polyphemus of: 14, 165-222 *
Achelous. See also Erysicthon, Deianira.
Achelous and Lelex, tales told to Theseus and companions: 8, 547-884 *
Achelous and Perimele: 8, 577-610 *
Achilles and Cygnus, battle of : 12, 64-145 *
Achilles, arms of. Judgement : 12, 618-XIII, 398 *
Achilles, birth of. See Peleus and Thetis.
Achilles, death of: 12, 580-617 *
Achilles, judgement of arms of; Ajax's suicide: 13, 382-398 *
Acis, metamorphosis from death. See Polyphemus. Galatea's tale of his love.
Acoetes, story of Bacchus: 3, 582-691 *
Acrisius, denial of Bacchus; Perseus' heroic birth: 4, 604-614 *
Actaeon (grandson of Cadmus): destructive theophany (Diana): 3, 138-252 *
Adonis and Venus: 10, 503-739 *
Aeacus and Cephalus: Aegina allied to Athens. The Great Plague of Juno: 7, 499-660 *
Aegeus and Theseus: 7, 404-452 *
Aeneas and Dido. Death of Dido: 14, 75-81 *
Aeneas at Caieta: 14, 154-444*
Aeneas conquers Latium: 14, 445-608 *
Aeneas, deification of : 14, 581-608 *
Aeneas, departure of and various ports: 13, 675-718 *
Aeneas, nekyia of: 14, 101-153 *
Aeneas: on the Sea: 14, 82-100 *
Aeneid, the: 13, 623-XIV,608
Aesacus (brother of Hector), story of : 11, 749-795 *
Aesculapius. See also Apollo, rescue of; Ocyrho¨ and prophecies of.
Aesculapius, coming of to Rome: 15, 622-744 *
Aeson, rejuvenation of: 7, 159-293 *
Aglauros and Envy: 2, 708-832 *
Aglauros, Minerva's revenge on for former impiety. Envy: 2, 752-832 *
Ajax, speech of: 13, 1-122 *
Ajax, suicide. See Achilles, arms of.
Alcithoe. See Hermaphroditus and Salmacis.
Alcmena and Iole (wife of Hyllus), tales of: 9, 273-393 *
Alcon, cup of. See Anius, story of.
Alcon, story on cup of: self-sacrifice of Orion's daughters: 13, 685-704 *
Alcyone, Ceyx and : 11, 410-748 *
Alcyone, discovery and metamorphosis of: Halcyon birds: 11, 677-748 *
Alcyone, expostulations of: 11, 416-453 *
Anaxarete and Iphis, Vertumnus' story of : 14, 698-764 *
Andromeda and Perseus: 4, 663-764 *
Anius, story of bountiful daughters and Agamemnon's theft. His gift of Alcon's cup: 13, 640-704 *
Apollo and Daphne: 1, 452-567 *
Apollo and Neptune. The walls of Troy and punishment of the Phrygian king. Heracles and Peleus: 11, 194-220 *
Apollo, adoption of laurel: 1, 553-567 *
Apollo, Aeneas' journey to his Shrine at Delos: 13, 623-718 *
Apollo, Mercury's theft of cattle of. Metamorphosis of Battus.: 2, 676-707 *
Apollo, rescue of Aesculapius: 2, 628-632 *
Apollo, slaying of Python. Pythian games: 1, 438-451 *
Arachne and Minerva: 6, 1-145 *
Arethusa: 5, 572-641 *
Argus, slayed by Mercury: 1, 668-722 *
Ariadne and Theseus. Bacchus and Ariadne: 8, 169-182 *
Atalanta and Hipomenes, Venus' tale of: 10, 560-707 *
Athamas and Ino (daughter of Cadmus; sister of Semele; granddaughter of Venus; rival of Juno): 4, 416-562 *
Athamas and Ino, madness of: 4, 481-530 *
Athena. See also Minos, gathering allies against.
Atlas and Perseus: 4, 614-662 *
Aurora, grief of and Memnonis metamorphosis: 13, 576-622 *
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Bacchus. See also Ariadne and Theseus.
Bacchus: 11, 67-99 *
Bacchus, rescue and nurturing of: 3, 310-315*
Bacchus, rites of. See Minyas, daughters of; Pentheus.
Bacchus, story of. See Acoetes.
Battus. See Apollo, Mercury's theft of cattle of.
Baucis and Philemon, Lelex's tale of: 8, 611-724 *
Boreas and Orthyia (daughter of Erectheus, bro. of Procne and Philomela)
Butchering of Itys. See Philomela.
Byblis: unnatural love: 9, 439-665 *
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Cadmus. See also Serpent of Mars.
Cadmus: 3, 1-137 *
Cadmus and Harmonia, end of: 4, 563-606*
Caeneus, Nestor's tale of : 12, 168-209 *
Caesar, deification of : 15, 745-870 *
Caieta, Burial of : 14, 441-444 *
Calais and Zetes, who later joins Minyans on the Argo, birth of: 6, 675-721 *
Caledonian Boar and Meleager: 8, 260-546 *
Calliope, songs of: 5, 346-661 *
Callisto (Jupiter): 2, 401-530 *
Cecrcopians, Jove's punishment of : 14, 91-100 *
Cephalus and his spear: 7, 661-865 *
Cephalus and Procris: 7, 690-862 *
Ceyx, journey and shipwreck of: 11, 454-572 *
Charybdis and Scylla: 13, 719-XIV,74 *
Cipus, horns of: 15, 565-621 *
Circe. See Glaucus in the courts of.
Circe, punishment of Scylla of: 14, 40-67 *
Clytie, end of: 4, 256-273 *
Clytie, revenge of. See Leucothoe.
Conclusion: 15, 871-879 *
Corinx, story of. Nyctimene's met.: 2, 547-595 *
Coronis and Corvus (Apollo): 2, 531-632 *
Corvus. See Coronis and.
Council of the Gods: 1, 163-252 *
Creation: 1, 5-88 *
Crotona, story of founding of : 15, 9-59 *
Cumaean Sibyl, tale of: 14, 129-153 *
Cupid, malice of: 1, 452-473 *
Cyanee. See Miletus.
Cygnus (witness of Heliades' metamorphosis), metamorphosis of: 2, 367-380 *
Cyparissus and the Stag: 10, 106-142 *
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Daedalion, Ceyx's tale of : 11, 290-345 *
Daedalus: 8, 183-259 *
Daedalus and Icarus, flight of: 8, 183-235 *
Daphne. See Apollo and.
Deianira and Heracles, Achelous' tale of . Cornucopia: 9, 1-97 *
Deianira sends poisoned tunic. Heracles furens and deification.
: 9, 134-272 *
Delos. See Apollo, Aeneas' journey to his shrine.
Deucalion and Pyrrha: 1, 313-415 *
Dido, death of. See Aeneas and Dido.
Diomede, story to Venulus of: 14, 460-511 *
Diomede, Venulus' attempt for support of: 14, 457-528 *
Dryope: 9, 323-393 *
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Echo and Narcissus: 3, 339-510 *
Echo, story of punishment of: 3, 359-369 *
Egeria, grief and end of : 15, 482-551 *
Envy. See Aglauros and.
Erysicthon, Achelous' tale of : 8, 725-878 *
Europa (Jove): 2, 833-875 *
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Flood, the: 1, 253-312 *
Four Ages, the: 1, 89-150 *
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Ganymede (Jove): 10, 155-161 *
Giants, the: 1, 151-162 *
Glaucus in the courts of Circe: 14, 1-39 *
Glaucus, story of: 13, 916-965 *
Gorgon, Perseus' story of: 4, 765-804 *
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Hector. See Trojan War, beginnings.
Hecuba and Priamidae, grief of : 13, 481-575 *
Heliades (Phaethon's sisters), metamorphosis of: 2, 340-366 *
Heracles: 9, 1-438 *
Heracles and Peleus. See Apollo and Neptune.
Heracles, birth of: 9, 280-323 *
Heracles, deification of. See Deianira.
Heracles, Nestor's recital of the crimes of : 12, 536-576 *
Hermaphroditus and Salmacis, Alcithoe's story of : 4, 274-388 *
Herse, Mercury's pursuit of. Aglauros' covetousness: 2, 708-751 *
Hippodamia and Pirithous, the bloody quarrel at the marriage of : 12, 210-535 *
Hippolytus, story of: 15, 497-546 *
Hyacinthus (Phoebus): 10, 162-219 *
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Impious shepherd. See Nymphs, cavern of.
Inachus. See Peneus' council.
Ino and Melicerta, metamorphosis of. See Venus' prayer.
Invocation: 15, 622-625 *
Io (Isis)'s gift of natural love, and Iphis: 9, 666-797 *
Io and Jupiter: 1, 568- 746 *
Io, metamorphosis of. See Jove's love.
Io, restoration of: 1, 712-746 *
Iolaus, rejuvenation of, by Hebe, at request of divine Heracles: 9, 394-401 *
Iphigenia, sacrifice of : 12, 24-38 *
Iris, descent of. See Sleep, Alcyone's vision from the house of.
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Jason and Medea: 7, 1-158 *
Javelin, the story of the: 7, 794-862 *
Jove, love of; Io's metamorphosis and sufferings: 1, 588-667 *
Juno, descent into Hell to secure fall of House of Cadmus: 4, 420-480 *
Jupiter and Io. See Io.
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Labyrinth, the: 8, 152-168 *
Laestrygonian treachery and of Circe's island, Macareus' tale of : 14, 223-440 *
Latium, battle for : 14, 450-580 *
Latium, succession of Kings of: 14, 609-622 *
Latona and the Lycian peasants: 6, 313-381 *
Latona, insult of. See Niobe of Thebes.
Laurel. See Apollo's adoption of.
Leuconoe, story of Mars and Venus: 4, 167-189 *
Leucothoe, Phoebus' love for; Clytie's revenge: 4, 190-255 *
Lycaon, impiety of: 1, 199-243 *
Lycian peasants. See Latona.
Lyncus: 5, 642-661 *
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Macareus. See Laestrygonian treachery.
Mars and Venus, story of. See Leuconoe.
Marsyas: 6, 382-400 *
Medea. See also Jason and; Aeson, rejuvenation of; Pelias, punishment of.
Medea: 7, 1-403 *
Medea, flight to court of Corinth; murder of children; flight to Aegeus.: 7, 350-403 *
Mercury. See also Herse, Mercury's pursuit of; Argus, slayed by.
Midas: 11, 100-193 *
Midas and the contest of Music between Pan and Apollo: 11, 146-193 *
Midas and the touch of Gold: 11, 100-145 *
Miletus, Minos' fear of: Miletus' flight, union with Cyanee; birth of Byblis: 9, 439-453 *
Minerva. See also Aglauros, Minerva's revenge on.
Minerva on Helicon: 5, 250-678 *
Minos, gathering allies against Athena: 7, 453-489 *
Minyas, daughters of and rites of Bacchus: 4, 1-415 *
Myrrha, incest of: 10, 298-502 *
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Narcissus. See Echo and.
Nessus, treachery and Death of: 9, 98-133 *
Niobe of Thebes: insult of Latona (mother of Apollo): 6, 146-312 *
Niobe, tales told at the mourning for : 6, 313-411 *
Nisus and Scylla: 8, 1-151 *
Numa, King. His quest: quae sit rerum natura: 15, 1-481 *
Nyctimene. See Corinx, story of.
Nymphs, cavern of and impious shepherd: 14, 514-526 *
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Ocyrho&eum and prophecies of Aesculapius: lI, 633-675 *
Order, a threat to. Jove and Fate: 9, 418-438 *
Orion, self-sacrifice of daughters of. See Alcon, story on cup of.
Orpheus: 10, 1-XI,66 *
Orpheus and Euridice: 10, 4-63 *
Orpheus and the sympathetic groves: 10, 86-144 *
Orpheus' songs of unnatural love: 10, 143-739 *
Orpheus, sorrow of: 10, 64-85 *
Orpheus, sparagmos by Maenads. Union of Orpheus and Euridice: 11, 1-66 *
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Pan and Syrinx: 1, 689-712 *
Paris. See Trojan War, beginnings.
Peleus (grandson of Jove): 11, 221-410 *
Peleus and murder of Phocis; flight to Ceyx. The wolf. Absolution: 11, 267-409 *
Peleus and Thetis, marriage of. (Discordia: the apple detur pulchriori). Birth of Achilles: 11, 221-265 *
Pelias, punishment of: 7, 294-349 *
Pelops, ivory shoulder of: 6, 403-411 *
Peneus, council of. Inachus' lament 1, 568-587 *
Pentheus and the rites of Bacchus: 3, 511-733 *
Pentheus, wrath and dismemberment of: 3, 528-733 *
Perseus: 4, 607-V, 249 *
Perseus and Phineus; strife at marriage feast: 5, 1-249 *
Perseus, birth. See Acrisius.
Phaethon: 1, 747-II,400 *
Philomela, Procne, and Tereus. Butchering of Itys: 6, 412-674 *
Picus, nymph's story of : 14, 312-434 *
Pierides and the Muses, Urania's story of the contest of song between: 5, 293-678 *
Pierides, end of: 5, 661-678 *
Pierides, song of Typhoeus: 5, 318-331 *
Piramus and Thisbe, story of: 4, 55-166 *
Plague, of Juno. See Aeacus and Cephalus.
Poisoned tunic. See Deianira.
Polydorus (son of Priam), fate of: 429-438 *
Polyphemus, Galatea's tale of his love; and met. of Acis from death: 13, 740-897 *
Polyxena, sacrifice of: 13, 439-480 *
Pomona and Vertumnus' love for her: 14, 623-771 *
Priam. See Trojan War, beginnings.
Prologue: 1, 1-4 *
Propoetides, denial of Venus: 10, 220-242 *
Proserpina, rape of: 5, 346-571 *
Pygmalion: upward met.: 10, 243-297 *
Pyreneus, Urania's story of: 5, 269-292 *
Pythagoras: 15, 60-478 *
Pythagoras, sermon of : 15, 75-478 *
Python. See Apollo's slaying of.
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Regenertaion, (after the flood): 1, 416-437 *
Romulus and the Sabines. Translation of Romulus and Iris: 14, 772-851 *
Rumor, house of : 12, 39-63 *
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Scylla: 13, 731-968 *
Scylla, punishment. See Circe punishment of Scylla.
Semele (daughter of Cadmus): destructive theophany (Jove): 3, 253-315 *
Serpent of Mars, Cadmus' slaying of: 3, 26-98 *
Silenus, returned to Bacchus by Midas: 11, 85-99 *
Sleep, Alcyone's vision from the house of. Iris' descent: 11, 573-676 *
Swift hound, the story of the: 7, 759-794 *
Syrinx. See Pan and.
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Talus-partridge, reproach of: 8, 236-259 *
Theban women, grief of. Their met.: 4, 543-562 *
Themis, prophecies of: 9, 401-417 *
Theseus. See also Aegeus and.
Theseus: 7, 404-VIII,182*
Thracian women, Bacchus' punishment of: 11, 67-84 *
Tiresias and the coupling serpents: 3, 324-331 *
Tiresias and the debate of Jove and Juno: 3, 316-338*
Tiresias, prophecy of: 3, 339-348 *
Tiresias, prophecy of: 3, 511-527 *
Travellers, tales of: 15, 307-360 *
Trojan ships, Juno's metamorphosis of: 14, 530-565 *
Trojan War: 12, 1-XIII,622 *
Trojan War, beginnings; Priam, Hector, Paris: 12, 1-167 *
Troy, fall of: 13, 399-622 *
Troy, walls of. See Apollo and Neptune.
Turnus, defeat of : 14, 566-580 *
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Ulysses, speech of: 13, 123-381 *
Upward metamorphoses: 15, 551-564 *
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Venus, appeal of and decree of the Fates: 15, 761-842 *
Venus, prayer of; met. of Ino and Melicerta: 4, 531-542 *
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Wolf, the. See Peleus and murder of Phocis.