Like in the story of the Buddha where his life is told in many phases, Hesiod tells of the Myth of the Ages. Beginning with the Golden Age: Men of this time never had to work and were always cared for. The men of this time never aged, and when they died they went to sleep. When this age came to an end, its population became guardians of mankind, protecting them from evils and granting them with much wealth. The Silver Age was worse than the Golden, both in body and mind. They lived as children with their mothers for one hundred years. Once they became of age, they lived for a brief time, suffering due to their foolishness. They fought with one another and did not listen to the gods. Angry at their sinfulness, Zeus destroyed the race. Next was