But what happens next, after the murder, isn't what you see with comic book villains. God says to Cain the farmer "If you till the ground, it shall no longer g

But what happens next, after the murder, isn't what you see with comic book villains. God says to Cain the farmer "If you till the ground, it shall no longer give you its produce." Cain replies "My punishment is too great to bear" and "Anyone may kill me at sight." God relents, assuring him "If anyone kills Cain, Cain shall be avenged seven times", and he becomes the ancestor of blacksmiths. This is odd, Cain isn't even sent on a quest to make up for his deed, like Hercules and Orestes were.