Metamorphoses

Unlike the Bible and the epic of Gilgamesh, I have had hard time reading Metamorphoses. It was very different in a way that it was written as a poem making hard for me to understand the flow of its story. Interestingly, in Metamorphoses, Gods like Jupiter, have human-like characteristics who feel anger, envy, greed, lust, etc. Since it was written under polytheistic culture, the gods have families and god society. The god in the bible had ultimate power to himself. However, Jupiter and other gods in Metamorphoses shares power with given title such as “god of seas, god of sky and etc” This balance of Power led to have caste system within gods, one with stronger or more effective power plays bigger roles in the society. Many intriguing differences can be found in Metamorphoses compare to the Bible and the epic of Gilgamesh.