 The story of Midas (Book XI 174–193) is referred to and appears—though much altered—in The Wife of Bath's Tale.The story of Ceyx and Alcyone (from Book IX) is adapted by Chaucer in his poem "The Book of the Duchess", written to commemorate the death of Blanche, Duchess of Lancaster and wife of John of Gaunt.The "Metamorphoses" was also a considerable influence on William Shakespeare.