• (a) A Structuralist Point-of-view (bipolar opposites):
  

• one vs. many
  
• rest vs. activity
  
• undifferentiated vs. personalized
  
• old gods vs. young gods
• suspension in water (plasma) vs. sedimentation (precipitation)

• (b) Points being made by the story:
  

• (1) The war between young and old is part of the structure of the universe.
• (2) Heaven is organized into a `Council of the Gods'.
• (3) The gods agree to select/appoint/install a King of the Gods.
• (4) King = warrior, leader, lawmaker, judge. Elected, but his authority is absolute (like the Pope).
• (5) Kingship comes down from heaven. It is good by definition.
• (6) Models for society existed before human society existed.
• (7) Myth as ritual: Story was recited (dramatised?) annually, on 4th day of the 10-day New Year Festival. The Universe was magically recreated and repowered each September by these rites.
• (8) Myth as politics: Do not disobey the King: do not question structures of society.