Metamorphoses

Metamorphoses, although similar to the other creation stories, presented some differences. The story describes the forming of the earth, to the times of corruption and follows through the ‘remake” of mankind and what follows after. It presented the gods in a more vengeful and unforgiving light. I found it interesting that after flooding the earth and wiping out mankind, for the most part, Jupiter was not remorseful at all; he was quite content with the fate that was the flood and the annihilation of the inhabitants of the earth. This is also different in the sense that it is more for storytelling, as oppose to Genesis which is more didactic and used for moralistic teaching. The subtle comparisons to real life issues were interesting to break down and relate to the story, one example being the comparison of Julius Caesar to mankind.