(12-04-2016, 09:55 PM)Koen Gh. wrote: You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login to view.Oh yeah, those are definitely waves. I think you're right about everything, though I always thought Ovid was mostly known for his Metamorphoses.
For the record, I don't think this has much to do with the VM image, though it might be a good example of oversized rings as symbols.
In the literary sense, he is known for his Metamorphoses, but from a popular standpoint, in his day, I get the impression the love elegies were the ones that caught the public's fancy.
It's like the difference between a classic movie and a popular movie.