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Ovid · 43 BC - AD 17/18

Fasti

Fasti
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The Fasti is Ovid's poem on the Roman calendar, in elegiac couplets, written around AD 8 and left unfinished after his exile: only the six books for January to June survive. Day by day it explains festivals, temple anniversaries and the rising and setting of the stars, and tells the myths and Roman legends behind them, often in conversation with the gods themselves: Janus, Mars, Flora, the Muses. Sections follow the festivals and stories; Frazer's calendar headings (Kal. Ian. 1st ...) stand at the head of the passages they open.

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Latin original with English translation, 72 passages, about 53500 words in English.
Translator
Sir James George Frazer (1931)
Edition
Sir James George Frazer (ed. and tr.), Ovid's Fasti, Loeb Classical Library, London: Heinemann; Cambridge, Mass.: Harvard University Press, 1931 (Latin text as digitised by Perseus)
Cite as
Ovid, Fasti 1.1 (by book, line)

Contents · 72 passages

  1. 1.1–62Fasti 1: Dedication to Germanicus; the year of Romulus and Numa680 words
  2. 1.63–170Fasti 1: Janus explains his two faces (1 January)1033 words
  3. 1.171–288Fasti 1: Janus on New Year gifts, the old coins and his temple1257 words
  4. 1.289–336Fasti 1: Temples, stars and the Agonalia (9 January)519 words
  5. 1.337–456Fasti 1: The first animal sacrifices; Priapus and Lotis1186 words
  6. 1.457–542Fasti 1: The Carmentalia: Carmentis and Evander901 words
  7. 1.543–586Fasti 1: Heracles (Hercules) and Cacus458 words
  8. 1.587–656Fasti 1: The Ides of January: the name Augustus; Carmenta; Concord732 words
  9. 1.657–724Fasti 1: The Sementivae (sowing festival) and the Altar of Peace749 words
  10. 2.1–54Fasti 2: February and the rites of purification (februa)582 words
  11. 2.55–118Fasti 2: Arion and the dolphin (3 February)690 words
  12. 2.119–152Fasti 2: Augustus, Father of his Country (5 February)391 words
  13. 2.153–192Fasti 2: Callisto415 words
  14. 2.193–242Fasti 2: The three hundred Fabii (13 February)477 words
  15. 2.243–266Fasti 2: The Raven, the Snake and the Bowl (14 February)263 words
  16. 2.267–302Fasti 2: The Lupercalia: Pan (Faunus) and the Luperci (15 February)366 words
  17. 2.303–358Fasti 2: Pan (Faunus), Heracles (Hercules) and Omphale562 words
  18. 2.359–424Fasti 2: Romulus and Remus and the she-wolf709 words
  19. 2.425–474Fasti 2: The Luperci and Juno Lucina; the Fishes, Dione and Eros (Cupid)519 words
  20. 2.475–532Fasti 2: The Quirinalia: Romulus becomes Quirinus (17 February)650 words
  21. 2.533–616Fasti 2: The Feralia and the silent goddess Lara946 words
  22. 2.617–684Fasti 2: The Caristia and the Terminalia (22-23 February)751 words
  23. 2.685–710Fasti 2: The Regifugium: Tarquin and the fall of Gabii282 words
  24. 2.711–864Fasti 2: Lucretia and the end of the kings1592 words
  25. 3.1–42Fasti 3: Ares (Mars) and Silvia440 words
  26. 3.43–166Fasti 3: The twins, Romulus' walls and the month of Mars1369 words
  27. 3.167–258Fasti 3: The Matronalia: the Sabine women (1 March)988 words
  28. 3.259–360Fasti 3: Numa, Egeria, Picus and Faunus, and Zeus (Jupiter) Elicius1088 words
  29. 3.361–398Fasti 3: The shield from heaven (ancile) and Mamurius422 words
  30. 3.399–458Fasti 3: Early March: stars and the temple of Vejovis663 words
  31. 3.459–516Fasti 3: Ariadne's crown: Ariadne and Dionysus (Bacchus)624 words
  32. 3.517–656Fasti 3: Anna Perenna (1): Anna, the sister of Dido1497 words
  33. 3.657–712Fasti 3: Anna Perenna (2), Ares (Mars) and Athena (Minerva); Caesar's murder on the Ides601 words
  34. 3.713–808Fasti 3: The Liberalia: Dionysus (Bacchus) and the discovery of honey1057 words
  35. 3.809–884Fasti 3: The Quinquatrus of Athena (Minerva); Phrixus and Helle837 words
  36. 4.1–84Fasti 4: Aphrodite (Venus) and the line of Aeneas906 words
  37. 4.85–132Fasti 4: April, the month of Aphrodite (Venus)502 words
  38. 4.133–178Fasti 4: Venus Verticordia and Fortuna Virilis; the Pleiades (1-2 April)488 words
  39. 4.179–246Fasti 4: The Megalesia: Cybele and Attis758 words
  40. 4.247–348Fasti 4: Cybele comes to Rome: Claudia Quinta1084 words
  41. 4.349–392Fasti 4: Customs of the Megalesia; early April518 words
  42. 4.393–501Fasti 4: Demeter (Ceres) and Persephone (Proserpina) (1): the rape of Persephone1094 words
  43. 4.502–620Fasti 4: Demeter (Ceres) and Persephone (Proserpina) (2): Eleusis and the return1297 words
  44. 4.621–678Fasti 4: The Fordicidia and Numa's dream (15 April)629 words
  45. 4.679–720Fasti 4: The foxes of Carseoli (19 April)461 words
  46. 4.721–806Fasti 4: The Parilia: the rites of Pales (21 April)938 words
  47. 4.807–862Fasti 4: The founding of Rome and the death of Remus637 words
  48. 4.863–900Fasti 4: The Vinalia: Aeneas and Mezentius (23 April)379 words
  49. 4.901–954Fasti 4: The Robigalia and the start of the Floralia600 words
  50. 5.1–110Fasti 5: The name of May: the Muses' three answers1129 words
  51. 5.111–182Fasti 5: Amalthea's goat, the Lares Praestites and Bona Dea (1 May)775 words
  52. 5.183–274Fasti 5: The Floralia: Flora and Chloris1012 words
  53. 5.275–378Fasti 5: Flora's games and gifts1053 words
  54. 5.379–418Fasti 5: Chiron and Heracles (Hercules) (3 May)432 words
  55. 5.419–492Fasti 5: The Lemuria: the midnight rite and the ghost of Remus799 words
  56. 5.493–544Fasti 5: The birth of Orion550 words
  57. 5.545–602Fasti 5: Mars the Avenger (12 May)666 words
  58. 5.603–662Fasti 5: The Bull and Europa; the Argei640 words
  59. 5.663–692Fasti 5: Hermes (Mercury) and the merchants (15 May)339 words
  60. 5.693–734Fasti 5: Castor and Pollux, the Twins; late May499 words
  61. 6.1–64Fasti 6: Hera (Juno) claims the month of June702 words
  62. 6.65–100Fasti 6: Hebe (Juventas) and Concord on the name of June392 words
  63. 6.101–182Fasti 6: Carna, Janus and the screech-owls (1 June)874 words
  64. 6.183–248Fasti 6: Early June: Juno Moneta, Bellona, Heracles (Hercules) and Semo Sancus765 words
  65. 6.249–316Fasti 6: The Vestalia: Hestia (Vesta) and her round temple762 words
  66. 6.317–394Fasti 6: Hestia (Vesta) and Priapus; Zeus (Jupiter) the Baker847 words
  67. 6.395–472Fasti 6: Customs of the Vestalia; the Palladium877 words
  68. 6.473–568Fasti 6: The Matralia: Ino and Melicertes come to Italy1077 words
  69. 6.569–648Fasti 6: Fortuna and Servius Tullius; Tullia888 words
  70. 6.649–710Fasti 6: The flute-players' festival and Athena (Minerva)693 words
  71. 6.711–768Fasti 6: Late June: Summanus, Ophiuchus, Asclepius and Hippolytus588 words
  72. 6.769–812Fasti 6: Fors Fortuna; Heracles (Hercules) and the Muses521 words

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English translation by Sir James George Frazer (1931). Original text: Sir James George Frazer (ed. and tr.), Ovid's Fasti, Loeb Classical Library, London: Heinemann; Cambridge, Mass.: Harvard University Press, 1931 (Latin text as digitised by Perseus).

Greek text and translation from the Perseus Digital Library, Tufts University, CC BY-SA 4.0 (Perseus Digital Library, Latin text); translation public domain (OCR from the Internet Archive scan). Introductions, summaries and notes © GreekMythology.com.