Mythology Midterm - 901 Words

Compare any two myths from different regions; focus on similarities with epic heroes or similar creation myths. I’m going to compare the Enuma Elish, the Babylonian creation myth to the Creation of Titans and the Gods, the Greek creation myth. The first similarity between the two is pretty obvious; they are both creation myths. All of the gods in both myths are related to some part of the naturalness of the earth. For instance, god of the sky (Zeus, Anu), god of the waters (Apsu, Tiamat, Poseidon), ETC. In both myths the storyline as a whole is the same, the details are what differ. The fathers are afraid of their children overthrowing them. Each father devises a plan to rid themselves of the threat by getting rid of the children.†¦show more content†¦He never did the selfish things that his father did and he did everything he could to correct the mistakes his father made for his mothers happiness. The one thing that I don’t really like about him is the affai rs he had. I believe he should have been faithful to his wife, but I wouldn’t say he was any less of a god for doing it. Other than the unfaithfulness, there isn’t anything else I could say that I dislike about him. I definitely think a lot can be learned from Zeus. He was very skilled in making good decisionsand keeping his people safe. Any good â€Å"ruler† could read about Zeus’ leadership and learn something from it! *Re-examine your examination ( Q*#3), does this model of behavior reveal anything about the culture from which it originates? The Greeks were an earth based culture therefore; they placed different Gods in charge of different aspects of life, Zeus being the lord of the sky/rain god. The gods/heroes entered all parts of Greek society, domestic affairs, civic organization, gender, agriculture and war. The Greeks tried their best to always please the gods live by their rulings in fear of upsetting them. 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