1. Comparison of a Native American Myth to Genesis in the "Bibl
... taking the forbidden fruit. Also another interesting similarity is that in both tales descendants of this first woman, in both stories, two brothers ended up as enemies and that they represent the eternal battle between good and evil. The two brothers in each of the tales oppose each other; however, in the Iroquois one the good brother kills the evil brother, while ... in Genesis the evil brother Cain kills Abel, the good brother. Conflict in both tales originates from jealousy and envy between family members. The Iroquois twin brothers hated each other even before birth and when the le...
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