Comparing the Flood and Creation in Ovids Metamorphoses and Genesis Es

       Where did serviceman come from? Where did time begin? Who, or what, created all things?  These are questions that creation has sought to answer from the beginning of existence as it is known today.  umpteen stories and fables have been told and passed down from generation to generation, yet ii have survived the establish of time and criticism.  The Biblical paper in Genesis,  probably written by Moses around 1500 B.C., and the story of creation and flood in Ovids Metamorphosis, written some deposit between 8 and 17 A.D., have wea on that pointd the criticism and accommodate the most famous.  The Genesis account, however, may be the most prominent of the two accounts.  Within these accounts, are many similarities, as wellhead as differences, which sour these two opuss well respected, while holding their own in the literary world.         Though both accounts of the creation and flood are well respected on their own, when compared side to side, they are drastically different.  Ovids purpose for pen the creation story is geared more towards explaining creation as it happens, in his opinion, whereas the Bible stresses the fact that the God of the Hebrews is responsible for the worlds existence today.  Overall, Ovid is very small in explaining the formless mass, creation of the earth, waters and land metaphorically.  The Biblical account seems to be more plain, simple, and organized not spending time on intricate detail.  There seems to be no specific time tack for creation in Ovids writing, whereas, the Bible states that it takes God six ... ...mal species.         As iodin can see, when comparing each of the accounts of the flood and creation in Ovids Metamorphoses and Genesis, there are some very similar actions or events that take place in each of these accounts, while separating themselves a great deal by puttin g emphasis on very different messages.  It is because of these variations in writing and technique that each of these poems have acquired and maintained the respect they truly be through many years of evaluation and criticism.   Works Cited   New American Standard Bible.  Nashville, TN Broadman 1977.   Ovid.  Metamorphoses.  The Norton Anthology of World Masterpieces.  Ed. Maynard Mack.  5th edition.  New York Norton 1987.  549-560.