![]() The remembered name in his mind and the splash of color on the ground makes Ovid decide that he must “transform” himself in his new world.Ĭompared to Ryzak’s power and toughness, Ovid thinks that he himself is weak and useless, made soft by his life of comfort and leisure. One day, Ovid sees a lone red flower in the village and recognizes it as a poppy. Though he was once an important social figure in Rome, his rebellious poetry offended Emperor Augustus, who banished him to Tomis. ![]() Ovid lives in exile under care of the village headman, Ryzak. None of the villagers speak Latin and Ovid cannot speak their language, which further isolates him. The landscape is barren and untamed the village is sparse and colorless. ![]() Ovid never told anyone else about the Child, and when Ovid grew into a man, the Child disappeared.Īs an adult, Ovid lives in Tomis, a small village on the edge of the Roman Empire, leagues from anything like a city. Even as Ovid got older, the Child stayed the same age. ![]() They spoke together in some unknown language. The Roman poet Ovid states that he used to see the Child-whom locals call the “wild boy”-when he was young himself. ![]()
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