Ovid is a human[1]. Born in Sulmona[2], he… he was born on March 20, 43 BC[3]. He passed away in Tomis[4]. He died on 17[5]. He worked as a poet[6], writer[7], mythographer[8], and elegist[9]. He ranks in the top 0.59% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4,478 views/month, #5,890 of 1,000,298).[10]
Ovid's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Ovid[27].
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Recorded occupations include poet[6], writer[7], mythographer[8], and elegist[9].
Works and Contributions
Notable works include Metamorphoses[13], a literary work[34], founded in 0001[35]; Heroides[14], a literary work[36]; Ibis[15], a literary work[37]; Volgarized Ovid (Crusca Ms. 110)[16], a manuscript[38], in Italy[39]; Halieutica[17], a literary work[40]; and Medicamina Faciei Femineae[18], a literary work[41]. Things named for him include Ovidiopol[42], Ovidia[43], and he[44].
Ovid ranks in the top 0.59% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4,478 views/month, #5,890 of 1,000,298).[10] He has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[45] He is known by 13 alternative names across languages and contexts.[46]
He has been cited as an influence by William Shakespeare[47], a playwright[48], 1564–1616[49], of Kingdom of England[50], specialised in fiction[51]; Percy Bysshe Shelley[52], a linguist[53], 1792–1822[54], of United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland[55]; Charles Baudelaire[56], a poet[57], 1821–1867[58], of France[59], awarded the Concours général[60], specialised in poetry[61]; and Ignjat Đurđević[62], a linguist[63], 1675–1737[64], of Republic of Ragusa[65].
Works attributed to him include Metamorphoses[66], a literary work[67], founded in 0001[68]; Ars amatoria[69], a literary work[70]; Heroides[71], a literary work[72]; Fasti[73], a literary work[74], founded in 0008[75]; Amores[76]; and Tristia[77]. Entities named for him include Ovidiopol[42], Ovidia[43], and he[44].
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