Comparing Greek Myth Of Eve And Noah's Ark

Greek mythology is the body of myths and teachings, containing stories about gods, goddesses, nature, and the origin of ritual practices. It has a unique way of explaining the world and its creation. Many other religions, such as Christianity, are inspired and based off of many of the stories told in Greek mythology. Two stories relating to one another include the Greek myth of Pandora’s Box and the Biblical story of Adam and Eve. Another two stories are the Great Flood and Noah’s Ark. The myth of Pandora’s Box explains the demise, or failure, of humankind, which is how it relates to the story of Adam and Eve. Pandora was said to be the first woman of mankind in Greek mythology. She received a box that was not to be opened. However, her curiosity had driven her to open the box, unleashing all the evil contained inside of it. Adam and Eve were the first man and woman of mankind according to the study of Christianity. God planted a bunch of fruit-filled trees, but was told to never eat the apples off of the “tree of good and evil.” Disobeying God’s will, Eve and Adam took a bite of the forbidden apple. Both women brought …show more content…
He wanted to punish mankind, ordering the waters to rise and flood the Earth. The only two to survive were King Deucalion and his wife, Pyrrha. It is said that they repopulated the human race. The flood not only destroyed the old world, but it set the stage for a new one. The story of Noah’s Ark is almost identical to the Great Flood. God was disappointed with humanity and caused a flood to wipe out all of humankind. God ordered Noah to build an arc with specific instructions, in order to save certain living things. Noah followed his instructions very carefully and eventually brought back human life. In these myths in which the flood was sent to punish people for their sins, the new world that follows the flood is