The focus of this thesis are the women mentioned in the first book of the Art of Love (Ars amatoria). The Art of Love, written in 2nd or 1st year BC, is one of the main Ovid's love elegies. It is a parody-didactic ep, written in elegiac couplet. It consists of three books, out of which the first two refer to men, whereas the third book refers to women. Although the first book is dedicated solely to men, this paper will study in which way women are used as examples, and what was the attitude towards women during the period in which the piece was written. The study will be based on the analysis of the first book, which, after introductory thirty-four verses, divides into two parts. In the first part Ovid talks to men about where they will find women, and in the second how they will win them over. In this paper Ovid's attitudes towards women, as well as his love advice from the first book will be presented. They are almost always supported by examples from his own life and from the love life of mythological heroes, which leave a convincing impression on the reader.