Parallelism in Greek and Inuit Mythology The very early creation legends are difficult to trace to their original sources, since they were passed along by word of mouth from one generation to the next. There are many different legends about the origin of the earth, some similar to those told in other cultures. It is interesting that most of these legends can be tied together in one or more ways. The Greek and Inuit tribe …showed first 75 words of 522 total…

…showed last 75 words of 522 total…in different ways. Although told in two different eras by two completely different cultures, the two legends are still comparable in several ways. There is a variety of legends about the origin of the earth, but similarities can be traced through practically all of them. Works Cited Ingpen, Robert, and Molly Perhan. Gods and Goddesses. New York: Chelsea House Publishers, 1996. Switzer, Ellen, and Costas. Greek Myths: Gods, Heroes, and Monsters. New York: Macmillan Publishing Company, 1988.