Next Ovid relates two short narratives, the story of Romulus' asylum and the temple of Jupiter Veiovis (429–458) and Ariadne's complaint of unfaithfulness to Bacchus and subsequent katasterism of Ariadne's crown (459–516).
Ovid presents two brief narratives: Romulus' escape from a temple and Ariadne's complaint of infidelity to Bacchus, culminating in her crown being destroyed.