Joshua read two transgression myths—myths in which a character violates an important societal rule.

In the first myth, the character who commits this transgression is killed by the gods. In the second myth, the character becomes the father of a cursed race of people.

Joshua needs to compare and contrast these two myths. He has written that “transgressors are punished.” Which of the following can be said to be true of this observation?

It applies to neither myth.
It applies to the first myth only.
It applies to the second myth only.
It applies to both myths.

As mentioned in the question, the first myth tells the story of a man who has committed a transgression and is killed by the Gods due to his action. In the second myth, the character who has committed the transgression becomes the father of a cursed race of people.

Although the punishment in both myths is different, and it can be said that on the first myth the punishment is more drastic than in the second one, both characters receive a punishment for their actions. The first one dies as a result of his transgression, and the second one is responsible for giving a curse to every descendant of his family and of his community.