Metamorphoses was originally a narrative poem of 15 different stories that try to explain and describe the creation and past of the world. It has survived as one of the most popular works of mythology since 8AD, and it was written by the Roman poet, Ovid. It reflects several topics, however, Creation was emphasized in this first clip. When I hear the word creation, I usually think of the scientific explanation, the Big Bang Theory, which is a comprehensive and accurate explanation of how the world came to existence. Nevertheless, on the other hand, we find its ethical explanation. In Metamorphoses, another theory of Creation relating Gods is explained. It states how an unknown God separated the land, the air, and the seas, and put the calm pieces of these in heaven and the others were left, reckless, on a surface, know as Earth. The God decided to organize the world and re-shape it. He finished his creation with two snow filled taps, four habitable sections, and one final and fifth heated center. Finally, he gave the work a round shape in order to make all sides equal, and gave it an orbit.
From all this explanation, I only find one confusion which is that since in Greek mythology there were many gods (polytheism), it never specifies which one of those many gods was the one that created the world. The narrator referred to the God of the creation as unknown.
Anyways, I find it very interesting how it starts talking about Creation in the beginning and after all, Creation initiated humanity. I believe that later on as I cover up more of the story, it will begin to talk about evolution, as it title states. Metamorphoses, the change completely in form or nature.
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