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A 5 page research paper/essay in which the writer contrasts and compares the creation stories of Hesiod and Ovid. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
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stories. Both are epic poems in hexameter, in which creation of the world is described in terms of world and its components parts as having been formulated by divine entities
out of chaos. Both describe the loss of primeval state of bliss, as well as "moral degeneration," that pictures "human descendants of a trickster deity" and "woman as punishment
for mens arrogance" ("Classical Mythology"). Yet, these two creation narratives are fundamentally different. For one thing, they are different linguistically and structural content. Hesiod wrote in Greek, probably sometime
in the eighth century B.C., while Ovid wrote in Latin in the late first century A.D.; Ovid pictures four ages of man, Hesiod, five ("Classical Mythology"). But the main differences
lies in the fact that Hesiod and Ovid had very different purposes in writing these narratives. The indications are that Hesiods theme was to shown the congruence and connection
between all living things and the world by drawing on the mythology of his era. Ovid likewise drew upon the Greek myths that had been transplanted to Rome, but his
intention was primarily to create a work of poetic art. This gives the overall feel and content of each narrative is own unique identity, as closer examination of each
narratives opening reveals. Hesiod pictures the "Void or Chaos" as primordial environment, then comes Earth (Gaia) and then Eros (love or desire) (Gill). "Verily at the first Chaos
came to be, but next wide-bosomed Earth, the ever-sure foundations of all" (Hesiod II.116-138). The Earth produces the Sky (Uranus) in order to cover herself (Gill). "And Earth first bare
starry Heaven, equal to herself, to cover her on every side, and be an ever-sure abiding-place for the blessed gods" (Hesiod II.115-138). Gaias children are "Oceanus (Ocean), Themis (Law), Mnemosyne
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