Similarities Between In The Beginning And The Odyssey

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The stories“The Odyssey” and “In the beginning” are very similar and just as much opposite. “The Odyssey” was written by a greek poet called Homer in the 8th century B.C. “The Odyssey” depicts the journey of the flamboyant hero Odysseus and his 20 year adventure. “The Epic of Gilgamesh”was written in 1000 B.C. by a man named Moses . ‘In the beginning” tells the story of Adam and Eve, and the struggles they endure. The texts have many similarities, they both depict the consequences of giving into temptation.
In “The OdysseyOdysseus and his men are tempted many times. When they are with Circe, Odysseus men are tempted by wine and as a result circe transforms them into swine. When on the island where Polyphemus is, Odysseus and his men are

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