(I just noticed that Balance posted this a
day before DaMoshe and I said anything:
“Oomis – interesting connection
I think the goal was different for Bavel than Icarus”)
Randomex – I understand that everything orginates from the Torah (even warped Greek myths) – and was looking for a root.
Everything that exists in the world has its source in Torah – but a myth, objectively speaking, does not exist. If we assume, for example, that it would be foolish to ask where we see a parallel to (or inspiration for) Batman in the Torah, what reason is there to grant the myths of ancient Greece any more significance?
Furthermore, if a story was created in order to teach an idea which is not the truth, we would certainly not expect to find a source for the idea in the Torah. Should we assume that Greek mythology’s ideas are true?
I simply don’t see much value in this type of inquiry…
(It might well be interesting, though.)