Essay Comparing Prometheus Myth, Genesis, And Paradise Lost

For the last two weeks, after reading the Prometheus Myth, Genesis, and Paradise Lost the questions that have been prompted are: “At what point have you sought too far in the pursuit of knowledge?”, “Is all that you have lost comparable to all that you have gained in the pursuit?”, and ”Why is a woman depicted as both a bringer of salvation and damnation?”. In all three of the readings, the most common underlying theme dealt with the fine line between the attainment of knowledge and power. Prompting me to ask the fourth question of, “Did Zeus/God go to far or did the lesser beings ergo humans or archangels?”.
Beginning with the Prometheus Myth and Genesis, in each depiction we witness the humans disobeying Zeus/God’s will either knowingly or unknowingly and as a result witness both the good and the bad. By disobeying their will the lesser beings were able to come into knowledge no longer were they ignorant or prey. They had changed, allowing them to both clothe, feed,defend, and reason themselves. Yet in doing so, they emulated beings far from their station, which there lies the problem and answers question one. In the pursuit …show more content…
In each story, These women Pandora in Prometheus Myth, and Eve in both Genesis and Paradise Lost were made as companions. Yet along with the comfort they brought there was also temptation and chaos. These women were essentially the calm before the storm, but why women from which I thought that each were made to control greed, although be it a backwards way. God made Eve for Adam to soothe his wanting and Pandora as a gift to Epimetheus, yet what was there to control Eve’s wandering which ultimately lead her to being tricked or Pandora’s curiosity which brought chaos to the humans. Each designed with many virtues yet ultimately both are depicted as bringing about man's downfall either knowingly or