ecause Zeus imprisoned the titans withinher. Gaia had foreseen the on coming war and told Eurymedon, Alcyoneus, andPorphyriontoto lead the giants in a rebellion against Zeus, the war was know as theGiantomachy. Gaia tried to help the titans by bringing forth a flower that would makethem immortal, but Zeus made everything dark and removed the plant. After the war thetitans were trapped in the abyss(Grant and Hazel 141-42). Now if you were to compare the beginning according to the Greek and thebeginning according to the Christians you would see in both versions are relativelysimilar. The Greeks personified the earth, chaos, and just about all natural occurrences orgave control of human emotion and elements to immortal beings called Gods. The Christians however say there is one God who gave shape to the earth,separated light from dark, brought fourth land from under the water, made all that grows ,and all the lives and breathes. After man and woman were created there was adisturbance in heaven and Lucifer and his followers were banished to Hell. It wasnt untilEve tasted the forbidden fruit after being enticed but the serpent in the Garden of Edenthat man and women lost there innocence. But in mythology it seemed as if mortals werethere for the use of the gods. So, who was right about the way the beginning of the world started? Mythologymeans different things to different people when read and interpreted; and so does thebible. In our society today someone might say these creation stories were made up tocomfort people that didnt have the answers to questions like why there were things suchas lightning and thunder. But others might believe it is as real as the car they drive orhouse that they live in. Our society today is very diverse in moral, religious, and culturalbeliefs. Just because a divinity or deity is unfathomable to one group or person doesntmean that everyone feels the same. Who is right depends on how open- minded theperson is an...
