Metamorphosis is the title of a work by the poet Ovid (flourished first century before and after Christ). It compiles Greco-Roman mythologies of transformation, as well as tales like the Creation, Icarus and Daedalus, and Atalantia. It had a large influence on the literature of the Middle Ages, particularly the romances of Chretien de Troyes (sadly lost, except for his Arthurian material), and Marie de France.