Problem
Textbook: Introduction To Mythology: Contemporary Approaches to Classical and World Myths.
Topic: Creative Exploration of Greco-Roman and Genesis Creation Stories.
Question I:
i. Ovid was described in Chapter 2(Creation) as a sophisticated writer who is more interested in amusing his audience (in part through the theme of "metamorphosis") than in telling stories related to a common belief system. Please, where do you see examples of the theme of metamorphosis in the content of Ovid's poem?
ii. Where do you see examples of Ovid using the concept of metamorphosis in his writing style?
iii. What do you think of this concept as the foundation for a creation story?
iv. What are the ways the Genesis story is similar to or different from the Greco-Roman accounts of creation?
Question II:
i. What major gender and sexuality issues can we say in terms of Genesis?
ii. What does Joseph Campbell (a mythologist) have to say on the topic Genesis and Gender?
iii. How can we interpret what happens in this fundamental Judeo-Christian narrative when it comes to men, women, gender roles, and positions of power?
iv. What did you think of Robert Crumb: The Book of Genesis comic version of Genesis?
v. What did you find in looking at art over time created to depict scenes from Genesis?
vi. What other issues about humanity, god-human relationships, power, etc. do you find most interesting?