Updated on June 22, 2020
MYTH OF PROMETHEUS
When the gods made humans and animals, Zeus gave the Titans, Prometheus and Epimetheus, a basket of gifts torightshareingthem ,so that life,offor all would become easier. Epimetheus,gave all the gifts of the basket to the animals and so, when Prometheus' turn came,there was nothing in the basket to shareingtowith the people. Then Prometheus decided to go up to Olympus to discuss the problem with Zeus. There, he saw that the gods used fire to cook and get warm.This is the most precious gift and it can change people's lives,Prometheus thought,asking Zeus to give him the fire. Zeus,refused and so Prometheus stole the fire and sharedingittowith the people. When Zeus realized that Prometheus had stolen the fire,he asked Hephaestus to build iron chains and punished him, tying him to a rock on Mount Caucasus, where an eagle would go every day and bite him. Because Prometheus was immortal, every night, his wounds healed. Passing through the Caucasus, Hercules,killed the eagle andbreaksbroke the chains.
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Hi Panayiotis, what an excellent idea to write about the myth of Prometheus. Well done for your post. The Titan Prometheus was a symbol of nobility, generosity and sacrifice for the human race.