Post 1 (Creation)

As someone who has been raised in the Christian faith, the story of creation begins with the molding of the Earth by God and the formation of Adam and Eve. Obviously, this "story" is one of the many variations of the creation of the world. One pattern that can be found throughout all however, is the sense of positivity in the beginnings of the stories.

In a sense, Ovid's story resembles the Christian story of creation with the "Separation of the Elements". The separation, made by a higher power resembles the separate creations made each day by God. Ovid's story resembles more of a mythical theme rather than a biblical. There is a higher power, as seen in biblical stories, however the the powers are unnamed and mythological type characters begin to appear within the chapters.

Myths were created to suggest an explanation for the unexplainable. It could be argued that religion was founded on the same basis. But myths were created to provide a set way and steps involved in what happened and an reason as to why it happened. Whether religion or myth, each one was created to establish a picture of the beginning. Also, Ovid's story plays on common, intriguing emotions of the human race. Almost everyone can relate to the lust of Apollo for Daphne.

In the end, the names of the characters in the mythologies are not necessarily important. They may simply relay where the creation of this character came from or the relation of one to another. The important part of these characters are there characteristics. The importance is to know which character is this emotion or this natural event. But throughout all creation stories or mythologies, the world in which we live or learn was created.