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Biblical and Greek creation stories have similarities and differences. In the biblical stories, God created the heavens and the earth in 6 days, resting on the 7th. In Greek stories, souls are sent to the underworld to be judged by the gods. In both stories, the afterlife is described as an "eternal fire" or "lake of burning sulfur"
Biblical and Greek creation stories have similarities and differences. In the biblical stories, God created the heavens and the earth in 6 days, resting on the 7th. In Greek stories, souls are sent to the underworld to be judged by the gods. In both stories, the afterlife is described as an "eternal fire" or "lake of burning sulfur"
Biblical and Greek creation stories have similarities and differences. In the biblical stories, God created the heavens and the earth in 6 days, resting on the 7th. In Greek stories, souls are sent to the underworld to be judged by the gods. In both stories, the afterlife is described as an "eternal fire" or "lake of burning sulfur"
What are similarities between the Biblical and Greek creation stories?
Creation, Humans, and Afterlife
In the beginning, God created the heavens and the earth out of darkness and created the world in 6 days, resting on the 7th In the beginning, there was only darkness in the universe called Chaos, and out of Chaos, Eros (love) was born, creating order Once there was order, the earth (Gaia) and the sky (Uranus) were created and Eros made them fall in love On the 6th day, God had created Adam and Eve, the first humans, in his image to take care of the Garden of Eden and the rest of the earth Prometheus, a Titan, created the first humans out of clay to inhabit the earth by order of Zeus Eve, the first woman, was tempted by the serpent to eat the fruit out of the forbidden tree and was punished by God God created pain in childbirth and forced man to fend for themselves because Adam and Eve disobeyed Him Prometheus stole fire from the gods to give to the humans and had outraged Zeus by doing so Zeus created the first woman after, Pandora, and gave her a special box which she was told not to open Overcome by temptation, Pandora opened the box, releasing evil, sorrow, plague, and misfortune to the world Upon death, a soul is sent to the gates of Heaven for judgement by God Upon death, souls cross the river Styx to the underworld to be judged by Rhadamanthus, Minos, and Aeacus All believers gain entrance to heaven to live with God, free of sin and suffering Those who have lived extraordinary lives gained entrance to Elysium, a field free of labors for those who have been immortalized by the gods In Catholic stories, those who have unresolved sins are sent to Purgatory, awaiting judgement to either be sent to Heaven or Hell Those who have lived indifferent lives, none of greatness or significant evil, are sent to the Fields of Asphodel to live in their afterlife Nonbelievers and wicked souls are sentenced to a life in Hell described as an eternal fire or lake of burning sulfur. Those who have created havoc and committed crimes in the earth are sent to the Fields of Punishment where Hades decides the souls eternal consequences Similarities between the Biblical and Greek creation stories explain the values, beliefs, and reasoning each culture has behind life, death, the afterlife, and judgement.