Ibis by Ovid. Short summary

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The author pronounces a curse on his enemy, calling him Ibis. He takes the exiled old man’s last piece of bread, for which he threatens him, citing examples of the terrible fates of heroes of myth and history.

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The narrator near the altar utters a curse addressed to his enemy and calls him Ibis. He says that a man has been found who is ready to take away the glory of his goodness. The hero does not wish to give his name.

The enemy constantly tears at his wounds, prevents his wife from mourning her living husband and forbids the priest to carry his vows to the gods who have saved him from death. An ill-wisher robs the exiled old man of his last piece of bread and wishes him the same fate. He promises that he will become the sworn enemy of the one who beats a lying man with a merciless hoof.

The author threatens Ibis with examples of the terrible fates suffered by various heroes from myth and history. He promises that even if he dies during his exile, his ghost will reappear to slay Ibis.