Metamorphoses, or The Golden Ass” is a novel in 11 books written by the ancient Roman writer of the 2nd century Apuleius. Plot: a young Greek named Lucius, traveling through Thessaly, meets a powerful sorceress. The hero spies on the transformations of the witch and tries to turn into a bird himself. But a mistake occurs: Lucius becomes a donkey, while retaining his human mind. In the form of a donkey, the hero has the opportunity to observe the most intimate scenes of human life. Apuleius’s novel, permeated with erotic, religious and mystical motifs, brought its creator world fame, which has not faded for almost two thousand years.