How would a society's culture be altered by believing that the food people rely on for life was stolen from the gods, as opposed to believing that it was the result of the death of a god? Both myths place the beginning of the society's way of life in the context of a crime against nature, but the crimes seem very different (at least to me). One can be characterized as a "prank" which leaves the divine world whole, annoyed perhaps, but still in tact. The other is a crime that not only bestows food on man, but also fundamentally reduces the divine world. I have no idea how these different ideas would condition a growth of a specific culture in the long run. It might be an interesting study if somebody figured out which societies shared which paradigm, and sought to see if there were any common elements among and within each group.
