The Iron age best describes our current society because of the constant greed, hate, and distrust people have for each other and the world around them. In the Greek myth “The Four Ages”, Ovid states that humans “dug into her [the Earth’s] vitals, pried out the wealth a kinder lord had hidden… all that precious metal, the root of evil” (15-17). During the Iron Age is when humans turned greedy. Today, humans want more and more of Earth’s resources, and even after finding precious metals like iron and gold, they still want more. Ovid also explains that “War came forth that uses both to fight with; bloody hands brandished the clashishing weapons” (19-20). The first seeds of hate and envy were placed in the Iron Age. Even today, humans’ first instinct
