Comparing Enuma Elish, The Origin Of Life And Fire

The Creations of Life There has long been a fascination with how the beginning of the world and much more specific human beings were created. Many myths and epics developed from this fascination. Though the explanation given is always a bit different from one another. Some of these myths explain the creation of the gods, humans, and the world we live in. The myths provide as entertaining stories as well. Though each story is unique, they do have common motifs as well as cultural differences. Three of these creation myths are The Enuma Elish, The Ages of Man, and The Origin of Life and Fire. Each myth gives an explanation of the creation of living beings, but also shows similarities and differences among them, such as common motifs and cultural differences. Creation myths explain how the wonders of the Earth came to be. Creation Myths are the most common form of myth, found throughout many cultures. Like most myths they were passed in an oral tradition and were considered sacred accounts. They tell how the earth and how life came to inhabit it. A supreme being appears in

The reason for the commonality of these myths, because have how each myth was passed along. Since they were passed along orally, the myths then developed common themes and motifs. In the creation myths, The Enuma Elish, The Ages of Man, and The Origin of Life and Fire, there is a common motif of generations. In each myth, generations are emphasized and influential in the creation of humans. Whether it be the generations of the gods or the humans themselves, generations are present. In The Enuma Elish and The Origin of Life and Fire, the generations of gods create humans out of civil war in first myth and intentionally in the latter myth. In The Ages of Man, Zeus creates generation of humans, the gold, silver, bronze, heroes, and iron generations. This myth come from different cultures, but they hold similarities to each