In nova fert animus mutatas dicere formas corpora; di, coeptis (nam vos mutastis et illas) adspirate meis primaque ab origine mundi ad mea perpetuum deducite tempora carmen! I intend to speak of forms mutated into new beings Ye Gods, (from whom these miracles spring,) inspire me now, change me, let me glimpse the secret … More Metamorphosis