Myths of the world have been told by men since time began, as a way of explaining common natural occurrences. Myths of creation are no different, whether they come from a monotheistic priestly source like that of Genesis or from a polytheistic source like Hesiod’s Theogony. Many similarities can be drawn between different myths all pointing or leading to the same conclusion. For instance, in the story of Adam and Eve in Genesis and of Prometheus in the Theogony. Both stories feature a significantly clever and tricky character who act as a challenge or agent of change for a direct or indirect character within the story, ending with the clever character being punished for an extended period of time. An illustration of similarities between myths
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Their purpose behind their interactions with other characters within the story is to preform crooked, shifty, or tricky actions against another. For example in Theogony Prometheus acting on his own behalf decides to match “wits with the mighty Croninon.” During this exchange the narrator notes the inner thoughts of Prometheus stating that “… whose mind was devious, Smiled softly and remembered his trickery:” (Hesiod 147) In this instance Prometheus is proud that his actions have aligned with his true devious nature. In Genesis the serpent’s devious nature is describe indirectly when Eve converses with God she exclaims that “the serpent tricked me…” (Unknown 2). The indirect characterization of the serpent provides the same insight into his true nature as when the narrator spoke ab intra from …show more content…
In other cases the characters may perform similar roles such as a challenge or agent of change which can be illustrated through the relationship between Prometheus and the serpent.
In the Theogony Prometheus acts as a challenge to Zeus by testing Zeus’ wits with his tricks. The narrator points Prometheus out as Zeus’ challenge by stating in the text that Prometheus tries to “… befuddle Zeus’ wits.” (Hesiod 147) The narrator uses Prometheus’ actions as the catalyst for Zeus’s internal conflict. Likewise the serpent acts as an agent of change for Adam and Eve by goading Eve into eating an apple to facilitate their change to a more godlike
Their purpose behind their interactions with other characters within the story is to preform crooked, shifty, or tricky actions against another. For example in Theogony Prometheus acting on his own behalf decides to match “wits with the mighty Croninon.” During this exchange the narrator notes the inner thoughts of Prometheus stating that “… whose mind was devious, Smiled softly and remembered his trickery:” (Hesiod 147) In this instance Prometheus is proud that his actions have aligned with his true devious nature. In Genesis the serpent’s devious nature is describe indirectly when Eve converses with God she exclaims that “the serpent tricked me…” (Unknown 2). The indirect characterization of the serpent provides the same insight into his true nature as when the narrator spoke ab intra from …show more content…
In other cases the characters may perform similar roles such as a challenge or agent of change which can be illustrated through the relationship between Prometheus and the serpent.
In the Theogony Prometheus acts as a challenge to Zeus by testing Zeus’ wits with his tricks. The narrator points Prometheus out as Zeus’ challenge by stating in the text that Prometheus tries to “… befuddle Zeus’ wits.” (Hesiod 147) The narrator uses Prometheus’ actions as the catalyst for Zeus’s internal conflict. Likewise the serpent acts as an agent of change for Adam and Eve by goading Eve into eating an apple to facilitate their change to a more godlike