Comparison Of Creation And Theogony

In both accounts of creation, the process occurs as a separation. In Genesis, at first heaven and earth are connected but there is no form to anything. Elohim separates light from darkness to make night and day and the waters from chaos to create the sky. In this way, they create a separation between the beginnings of the universe. Similarly, in Theogony, first comes Chaos, then Gaea, Tartarus, and lastly Eros. Gaea being the earth between Chaos, and Tartarus being below her to uphold her foundation. Both accounts have some form of division between aspects of creation and a focus on the formation of the world and how it came to be. Primarily in Theogony, each god holds an important role towards creation while in Genesis one god observes creation
as it’s happening. Chaos is seen as the space needed for Gaea to exist in while Tartarus upholds her and Eros ensures procreation. These main gods set the foundation for the universe and future generations. However, in Genesis only one god creates the universe and it starts from inanimate objects like light, darkness, day, and night. These objects aren't personified like the ones in Theogony which limits character that could've been given to them. Furthermore, Theogony goes much more in depth on the existence of everything composing the universe by having separate myths stem from the main one.