Gods and Creation

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The purpose of this paper is to introduce, discuss, and analyze the works "Metamorphoses" by Ovid, and Genesis in the Bible. Specifically, it compares and contrasts how each work presents God or the gods. It looks at how both of these ancient works celebrate the magnificent accomplishment of Creation and how the Bible directly credits God for this accomplishment, while Ovid credits several all-powerful gods. It discusses how each work has its own impact and viewpoint and how each are equally strong in their stance and opinion.

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"Ovid cannot decide which god it was who actually created the world. In fact, he does not give one credit over another. He writes, "Whatever god it was, who out of chaos / Brought order to the universe, and gave it / Division, subdivision, he molded earth" (Ovid 1067). Ovid cannot give credit to one creator, he cannot seem to grasp the idea that one entity could have created all that we know of Earth and life, and so, his work takes on the feeling of a myth or legend. The Bible, goes into detail about all of God's many creations, from the Sun and Moon to the stars, plant life, and all animal and sea life, and it too, often reads like a myth or legend. "

Sample of Sources Used:

• Author Unknown. "Genesis." The Bible.
• Ovid. "Metamorphoses." pp. 1066-1076.

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