Ovid’s Metamorphoses and
the book of Genesis have many similarities. For example, in the book
of Genesis, it tells of a destructive flood that will destroy all life,
with Noah building an arc to save all creatures. Similar to
this, Metamorphoses tells of Jupiter punishing mankind with a flood,
which wipes out mankind. Another example of similarities shared in both tales
is how man was created pure, but was turned evil. In Genesis, man is
corrupted by temptation and in Metamorphoses, war is introduced to man in
the Iron Age, and causes chaos and evil. Although Ovid’s tale of creation is
much different from Genesis’ perspective, they do over lap at certain
parts, showing how Genesis may have inspired Ovid to
write Metamorphose
The fall of humanity into sin and misery is an archetypal element in the stories of many cultures. Why does this story make sense to us, and why do we like telling it?
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