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Ovid (Ovid; 20 March 43 BC – 17/18) was a Roman poet. He was born during the reign of Augustus . Its full name was Publius Ovidius Naso (Classical Latin: [ˈpʊ.blɪ.ʊs ɔˈwɪ.dɪ.ʊs ˈnaː.soː]).

He was born in a city named Sulmo and by birth was an officer of the post of Equestrian. He had received the education of law (law) and oratory in Rome. Aurelius Fusfus and Porcius Latro were its teachers. Although his father wanted him to become an advocate or a lawyer, he had devoted his heart to poetry from the very beginning. For some time, he obeyed his father and stayed in Athens to complete his education , but after that he traveled to Sicily and Asia Minor . After the death of his father in his youth, he devoted himself to poetry and love in the city of Rome. Due to ancestral property it was free from economic worries. He married thrice and probably from the second marriage his only child was a daughter.

BC In 14, his first composition 'Amores' was produced. In it, he gave poetic form to his heart's love for an imaginary girlfriend, Corinne. In the first edition it had five books (chapters), but in the second edition the number of books was reduced to three. As soon as it was created, the fame of the author of this book spread all over Rome. Around this time, he also composed a tragedy called 'Media'. But nowadays only a few lines of this play are available. After this, he composed the love letters of heroines, which were published in the name of 'Herides'. The total number of letters is 21, but originally the number of these letters was more than this. Bangiya poet Michael Madhusudan Dutt has composed a poem named 'Veerangana' on the imitation of this composition. Avid's friend Aulus Sabinus started writing answers to these letters. Three letters of Sabinus are also available. BC 2 contains Ovid's masterpiece on love, Ars Amatoria (The Art of Love). The poet has been appointed by Venus, the goddess of love, as an initiate in the art of love, so he composed this poem in three books, Ovid writes at the beginning and end of this book. The publication of this poem in the background of Roman society, full of color and rallies of that time, resulted in two consequences. On the one hand, the poet was determined to reform the society and became very angry with the poet, who had exiled even his only child Yulia (Julia) due to laxity of conduct. The poet composed a poem called 'Remedia Amoris' (The Remedy of Love) as an atonement, which was shaped like 'The Art of Love'. is equal to one-third of In this composition, the measures to remove love-mania have been explained. Probably sometime before this time, she also wrote a short poem on make-up called 'Medicamina Feminiae' (Treatment of the Faces of the Ladies). Its contents have been taken from the Greek texts.

Ovid's genius had reached the pinnacle of its progress in the 'art of love'. Now he started two great compositions, the first one is named Metamorphoses (Transformation) and the second one is 'Fasti' (Vatsarik Utsavmalika). In both Greece and Rome, such ancient stories are found in which the description of the transformation of many things and humans is found; Like chaos turning into order, Julius Caesar (Caesar) turning into a posthumous star, etc. Ovid has presented the stories in the form of a vast and artistic poem in 15 books. This poem proved to be a guide to the art and literature of Europe. The work alone is sufficient to acquaint one with the mythology of the western world.

In Fasti (Vastrik Utsavmalika), the poet started describing each month of the Roman Samvatsara from the point of view of astrology, history and religion. But at this time, in about AD 7, the poet's fortunes took a turn, and while he was on the island of Albanamak, he learned that Emperor Augustus had exiled him. His property was not confiscated, and no reason was specified in the order of deportation. According to this, he had to spend the rest of his life in 'Tomis' (present name Costanza) situated on the banks of Krishna Sagar. This city was beyond the periphery of civilization. Around the same time, the emperor had also exiled his daughter-in-law, the younger Yulia (Julia) on account of debauchery. Some people link these two exiles but no one knows the reality.

The life of the poet in Tomis was very sad. Don't know how many times and in how many ways he prayed to many people to end his exile in the poetic letters he wrote there. But nothing came out of it. Tiberius became the emperor after Augustus, but he too did not listen to Avid. Finally here in AD 17 or 18 his life ended. The collection of poetic letters he wrote from Tomis is called 'Tistia'. This can be called Ovid's giant 'Meghdoot'. These letters describe the pain of the poet. The letters he wrote to his wife and daughter are full of compassion. Another epistle is called 'Epistulae aix potto'. The distressed poet has also written a curse named 'Ibis' in which he has cursed an 'unnamed' enemy. Apart from this, he has written two small books 'Haliyutika' and 'Halyutika' on fishes and walnuts. Wrote under the name 'Nooks'. Many of Ovid's works are extinct nowadays, their mentions are found here and there.

Ovid is primarily a poet of love. He did not have the firmness of character of the ancient Roman heroes. In a way his character foreshadowed the character of the future Italian Casanova. His style is clean and edgy. His knowledge of the literature of ancient Greece and Rome was immense. The impression of his genius on the coming European literature and art is indelibly present. At the end of 'Metamorphosis' (Transformation) he wrote 'Par psicula omnia vivam - I will live forever.

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