Book One:
After reading a little further into the story I recognized similar stories to the ones we read in Genesis. The gods created humans to rule all things on earth, but then the humans were curious about other things in life that angered the gods. Humans became less naive and simple. These changes the gods thought were ruining the human race so they flooded the world. All of these stories connect with Adam and Eve, Noah's Ark and other stories of human corruption. I am assuming Genesis was written before these stories so these stories might very well be based on Genesis. There are still many differences between the two texts. Metamorphoses includes a lot of details, the formation of earth alone is a very detailed story it explains the reasoning for each being formed. I enjoyed how the book included scenes of the gods discussing what to do next and described the setting they are present in above the sky. It would be interesting to see how many other stories in this region are similar to Genesis.
Book Three:
Tiresias tells the story of Venus, which is the Greek god Aphrodite. He tells us that Venus was born a man, but after touching two snakes became a woman? It sounds a little wild and this is what I got from his story. It is an ironic story because Venus is the goddess of love and having been a man originally almost contradicts the meaning of this goddess. Is Tiresias saying that men can also love like women or that they are very similar to each other? Tiresias could also just be crazy since he has lost his vision and believes he is a prophet.
Tiresias tells the story of Venus, which is the Greek god Aphrodite. He tells us that Venus was born a man, but after touching two snakes became a woman? It sounds a little wild and this is what I got from his story. It is an ironic story because Venus is the goddess of love and having been a man originally almost contradicts the meaning of this goddess. Is Tiresias saying that men can also love like women or that they are very similar to each other? Tiresias could also just be crazy since he has lost his vision and believes he is a prophet.
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