What Is Ovid's Relationship With Greek God

One thing that people from different eras have in common is that they were continuously inspired by faith. Throughout time people have consistently sought for answers to the mysteries of this world; in doing so a multitude of religions have burgeoned, with the Greek Gods and Christianity being among the most prominent religions in history. There are a plethora of Greek texts, with some of the more notable including Homer’s Iliad and Ovid’s Metamorphoses, which focus on man’s relationship with the Greek Gods. Likewise, Saint Augustine, an illustrious figure in the Catholic Church, wrote Confessions which focuses on his relationship to God throughout his long, confusing path to conversion. Man’s relationship to God(s) has long been a debated

It references the story of Zeus and Io, the daughter of a river God. In this story Zeus notices the beautiful Io on her way to meet her father. Overcome by his lust, Zeus begs Io to sleep with him. Io ran from him, but she could not outrun the God; as a result, Zeus raped her. Hera, noticing a peculiar change in weather, suspected her husband and began searching for him. In order to spare himself, Zeus transformed Io into a heifer moments before Hera arrived. Io was forced to live miserably as a cow for a considerable amount of years due to the King of the Greek God’s cowardly act. The second stanza seeks to point out the lust that the Greek Gods have for mortals; it asks why the Greek Gods are so selfish that they think it is fine to rape people.

The third stanza of Folly aims to demonstrate how untrustworthy the Greek Gods are. It references The Iliad as seen in the passage “…Jove was wakeful, for he was thinking how to do honor to Achilles, and destroy much people at the ships of the Achaeans. In the end he deemed it best to send a lying dream to King Agamemnon.” Zeus, in an attempt to honor Achilles, decided to tell Agamemnon to attack Troy prematurely, knowing the army would suffer alarming casualties. This is a betrayal of colossal magnitude, showing that the Greek Gods do not care whether or not they backstab

Light begins by talking about death. God is perfect, as a result, he cannot associate himself with anything evil; it is because of our sin that we must die. The line ‘poison floods through my veins’ refers to Satan. Satan deceives one into committing sin by tempting them, often times through the use of lies. This temptation, and the sin it leads one into, makes it difficult to carry out the will of the Lord. The next few stanzas imply that no matter how far one has fallen from God, no matter what one has done, God still loves them. Even when one is going through a terrible time, and they feel as if they have been abandoned, God is with them. The poem then moves into discussing how a God-led life is fruitful. Living one’s life to carry out the will of the Lord yields one true joy, something that the things of this world are incapable of doing. Placing one’s trust in Jesus will bring them a robust sense of hope, and it will help give one strength to carry on through tough times. The final stanza of Light states that God is big enough. He can handle whatever burden one is going through, and will help them get through it. The last two lines refer to Jesus’s sacrifice on the cross. Jesus paid the ultimate sacrifice so that those who place their faith in him may spend eternity in