One of the sources mentioned, albeit briefly, was the Roman poet Ovid. His full name was Publius Ovidius Naso and he was born in the town of Sulmo on March 20, 43 BCE. His contribution to mythology was the Metamorphoses which was a fifteen book epic poem written in dactylic hexameter. The Metamorphoses tells many different stories, sourced from Greek mythology, that involve a transformation of some sort. Much of medieval and modern poetry’s development is influenced by Ovid’s poems. The Roman poet’s writing is well loved and well built, capturing many people’s imagination and making the Metamorphoses wildly popular for centuries. It is also one of the few ancient sources where so many myths are gathered together and out in chronological order, making it similar to a mythological encyclopedia. Ovid’s poem is written in such a way that one can borrow from the story without feeling like they are violating the poetry, and thus it can be interpreted many ways without ruining the story or message. Its message was very in line with that of the Catholic Church in the Middle Ages, thus allowing priests and other religious figures to interpret it and perpetuate its message without harming the quality of the story.