Anger of Gods Depicted in the Old Testament and Kafkas...

The anger of Gods throughout both stories leads you to believe that the Gods will not hesitate to take revenge on mankind for creating a world of evil in a world they created for good. The Gods from Metamorphoses and the God from the Old Testament create a world full of life, to live happy and full of grace. The destruction and recreation of the world by the Gods of each book, however similar they may seem, are full of differences as they both teach mankind lessons that should not be forgotten. â€Å"Whatever God it was, who brought order to the universe, and gave it division, subdivision, he molded earth† Metamorphoses pg 685. In the beginning the earth had nothing, no light to call sun, no water to bath in, and no human to walk on the†¦show more content†¦The Metamorphoses story has a longer stage of evil that makes the Gods realize the world was evil. There are four stages to the transformation from good to evil. The Golden ages had no laws, no justice, and no punishment because there was no need for these things; the world was right and all was good. The second was the Bronze Age men were content to be at home, they did not travel and there was no need for soldiers. This age split of the seasons. Jove shortened the summer, added spring, fall, and winter. The Bronze Age took on aggressiveness and men were quick to pick up weapons. The forth age was the Iron Age; â€Å"righteousness fled the earth, and in their place came trickery and slyness, plotting, swindling, violence and the demand desire of having† Metamorphoses pg 687. During the Iron Age the heavens were no longer safe, the Gods fought each other. This lead Jove to call for an intervention and the Gods did not hesitate. The Old Testament God says, that the world which he created was turning evil and knew he had to destroy man and all the living things on the earth. Noah was the only man who â€Å"found grace in the Lords eyes† Old Testament pg 57. The lord realized that Noah was full of good and decided to spare him his wife and Noah’s three sons and their wives. God also decided to save a male and a female of each animal that walked the earth. God told Noah to build an Ark that would fit all these animals,