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Ovid's Metamorphoses Analysis

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In the beginning of "Metamorphoses" by Ovid, the Greek gods from Heaven, called the "The Giants," start to create nature and the Earth. Everything is organized and separated, the sun finds its place where it will stay, and plants start to grow. The Giants create the sky with stars which are separated from the Earth's surface. In the Golden Age, food sources and streams are found in nature. During the Iron Age, Man starts to cause mischief for wealth through greed, violence, and shame. Angry with Man's actions, the gods plan to destroy everything on Earth. Zeus was planning to burn the Earth, but drowns it instead by pouring overwhelming amounts of water and flooding its surface. In the end, the floods fill the seas and destroys everything
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