Talking Trees: Philemon and Baucis Revisited.

This article informs about the "Philemon and Baucis" story, which is a central but self-effacing episode of the book "Metamorphoses," by Ovid. It is framed by a discussion of divine miracles at one end and a description of the infinitely changeable god Proteus at the other. It seems appropriate that...

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Published in:	Arethusa Vol. 38; no. 3; pp. 331 - 366
Main Author:	Gowers, Emily
Format:	Article
Published:	Johns Hopkins University Press Fall2005
Subjects:	Metamorphoses (Book : Ovid) Ovid, 43 B.C.-17 or 18 A.D. Philemon (Greek mythology) Baucis (Greek mythology) Greek gods Classical literature
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