 He describes its song as "encrusted with mythology" and that the evolution of the myth has distorted it — that the opinions of other poets and writers have kept both poet and reader from actually hearing the original sound and knowing the essence of the song.Several artists have applied Ovid's account to new translations or reworkings, or adapted the story for the stage.British poet Ted Hughes (1930–1998) used the myth in his 1997 work "Tales from Ovid" (1997) which was a loose translation and retelling of twenty-four tales from Ovid's "Metamorphoses".