The parallels of "The world on the turtle's back" and "Genesis"

It's amazing how two completely different cultures from around the world can have so many similatiries. This perfectly shows how the human mindset works and the different thoughts and processes it has to offer.

 The similarities are The World on The Turtles Back" are the twins the Sky Woman's daughter gives birth to. The right handed twin is the good one, he never lies. The Left handed twin however is the evil one, he always lies. In "The Genesis" there are the children of Adam and Eve which are good and evil also. Both the story and the genesis had siblings who happened to be brothers. One brother was evil and the other brother was good. In “Genesis,” Cain is the evil brother and Able is the good brother. 

     The differences are, There were many gods, unlike “Genesis” where there was only one god. The Iroquois believed that there was already an earth, and the women made the land. Also Evil was welcomed and wanted in this myth, a huge difference when compared to “Genesis.” Evil was good, and helped keep a balance of nature. 

The comparison was between “The World on the Turtle’s Back” and "Genesis". In Conclusion, these stories are very alike which can make us think about how this is possible when both stories came from different parts of the world where the authors had no contact with each other. For all one knows, something about these creation of these 2 stories might be true after all.

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