Ovid And Genesis Compare And Contrast
While Ovid’s Metamorphoses: Book 1 and Genesis both focus on the creation of Earth, humankind and the destruction of evil, they differ greatly. Ovid’s account follows the creation of Earth using several different God’s, each partaking in a specific ‘operation’ throughout the creation. Despite the use of teamwork throughout Ovid’s account, in Genesis, one single God created all of earth and mankind. This specific difference allows the reader to understand that different cultures between Ovid’s account and Genisis. Metamorphoses displays many different Gods, relating more to the Greek and Roman take on the creation of everything; although, Genesis originates from the Hebrew Bible focusing on one superior power. Both stories portray the creation
of human kind differently; Ovid states that humans were created from the creator God planting seeds or when the earth was pulled from the heavens, the ground still contained fragments of the skies that mixed with water to create human kind in the image of the Gods. While Genesis briefly states that God made man in his own image to dominate over all other creations (8). Although, many differences contribute to the stories, they do have several likenesses; both stories state that human kind was diminished by floods when the Gods realized the evilness within humans (Genesis 11, Ovid 730). Even the recreation of human kind differs between each story. In Ovid’s account, humans were recreated when the two survivors spoke to Themis and threw stones that became human kind. While, in Genesis humans were recreated from the blood of Noah’s Family.
of human kind differently; Ovid states that humans were created from the creator God planting seeds or when the earth was pulled from the heavens, the ground still contained fragments of the skies that mixed with water to create human kind in the image of the Gods. While Genesis briefly states that God made man in his own image to dominate over all other creations (8). Although, many differences contribute to the stories, they do have several likenesses; both stories state that human kind was diminished by floods when the Gods realized the evilness within humans (Genesis 11, Ovid 730). Even the recreation of human kind differs between each story. In Ovid’s account, humans were recreated when the two survivors spoke to Themis and threw stones that became human kind. While, in Genesis humans were recreated from the blood of Noah’s Family.