Marline1999 - Creation Essay lyrics

The Genesis and Greek creation stories are both similar and different in how they use literary archetypes. Both the Greek and Genesis creation stories utilize the villain archetype. To show, “Cronus swallowed each of his children as they were born (Greek Myth). This proves that Cronus is filling the role of the villain archetype. Also, his lust for power is so great that he selfishly sacrifices his own children to keep the throne. For the Genesis detail: “You won't die God knows that the moment you eat from that tree, you'll see what's really going on” (Genesis Myth). This shows that the snake is trying to trick the woman into believing God is lying to her. Furthermore, the serpent wants Eve to believe God is evil. These examples show both stories using the villain archetype. The Greek and Genesis creation stories also contrast, with the former having an epic battle or father/son and the latter a garden archetype. For instance, “This child was Zeus. He grew into a handsome youth Crete. He consulted met is on how to defeat Cronus” (Greek Myth). This display, Zeus and his father Cronus don't like each other because Zeus wants to defeat him. And that Cronus doesn't want Zeus because he was raised differently in comparison to his other children. For the Genesis detail “Then God planted a garden in Eden, in the east. He put the man he had just made in it” (Genesis Myth). This is a garden hero type because God had made a garden for Eden to live in. So now God had made all type of trees and animals to see and eat from them which makes it a paradise. These examples show both stories using different types of archetypes. The Greek story demonstrates father/son rivalry and the Genesis story shows the garden archetype.