Motifs Aid In The Development And Information Of Major Themes

Motifs aid in the development and information of major themes by employing recurring structures, symbols, contrasts, and literary devices. These motifs can recur throughout mythology and modern-day religions to literature written in the 1600s. Each culture has its own interpretation of the motif used to help portray the theme. Throughout literature from various cultures and religions, motifs are identified as sharing similar or dissimilar themes. Pandora's Box from Greek mythology and the bible story of Adam and Eve share similar motifs, among them being a similar story structure. Pandora's Box, also known as Works And Days, written by Hesiod and translated by Gregory Nagy, starts with an angered Zeus. After Prometheus betrayed Zeus by stealing

However, in Christianity, God directs Jeremiah to buy a clay jar. From there he was directed to smash it before the leaders of the people and say a prophecy (Tefan). In addition, in the Bible, clay jars are used to point out humans' weakness without god. “We may bend, but by God’s strength, we will not break or be shattered” (2 Corinthians 4:8-9). Without him, though, we are easily broken by this world. We are referenced as a jar of clay to point out our weakness without God.” (Holmes). The recurring motifs between mythologies and modern-day religion extend beyond Pandora's Box and Adam and Eve. The stories of Icarus and Lucifer both contain motifs explaining the same morals. In Greek Mythology, Icarus and his father Daedalus, a famous Greek inventor, are both inside Labyrinth. To escape, Daedalus makes each pair of wax wings so that they can escape by flying over the maze. His father warns him not to fly too close to the sun, as the wings are made of wax and they will melt. Both father and son take flight over the labyrinth. Nevertheless, in his pride at being able to fly, Icarus flies too close to the sun. His wings begin to melt, until they break