Prometheus: The Fire-Bringer

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Prometheus The Fire-Bringer

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Characters in the story.

• Prometheus
• Zeus
• Pandora
• Gods
• Mortal Humans

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Facts about Zeus

• Historians believe that Zeus was born in a cave
  on Mount Ida on the island of Crete.
• Unlike mainland Greeks, The Cretans believed that
  Zeus died and was resurrected annually.
• Zeus was the father of Hercules, Dionysos,
  Arthena and he had many more children. Those are
  just the top three known children that Zeus had.
• Some ebperts believe that Zeus wasnt his real
  name and that was his god name.

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Facts About Prometheus

• In Greek mythology, Prometheus means a great
  benefactor of mankind.
• He was son of the Titan Iapetus and of Clymene or
  Themis.
• In a legend, Prometheus saved a human race from
  extinction by warning his son about a huge flood.
• In myths, Prometheus was released my Hercules,
  Zeus father.

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Facts about Pandora

• Pandora was a Greek Goddess.
• Pandoras weaknesses are Deceitful, later her
  curiosity.
• Her parents are Prometheus and Epimetheus.
• She was named the Mother of Troubles
• Pandora's name means the "one who gives all
  gifts" and has a positive connotation.

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Motifs

• Violation-Zeus warns Prometheus not to trick him
  although he does
• Trickery-tricks Zeus into getting the bad food
• Absentation-Prometheus goes to see Zeus
• Complicity-Zeus picks the bad sacrifice
• Inetdiction-Zeus warns of consequences

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Group Questions

• 1. What is the initial problem for the
  protagonist?
• Saving the mortal men from Zeus
• 2. What initial goal does the protagonist desire?
• Keeping the men safe and well
• 3. How does the protagonist set out to solve his
  or her problem and/or obtain his or her goal?
• He goes to see Zeus and talk about why he should
  not harm his humans because they give him a
  worthy sacrifice
• 4. What actions are rewarded or admired? What
  rewards are given? By Whom? How are the rewards
  appropriate for the actions
• They are able to give Zeus an appropriate
  sacrifice and he steals then fire back from Zeus
• And the humans still live at the end of the story

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Group Questions Cont.

• 5. What actions are punished or despised? What
  punishments are given? By whom? How are the
  punishments appropriate for the actions?
• Prometheus tricks Zeus into picking the bad
  sacrifice of ox and he steals then fire back from
  Zeus.
• Zeus forbids man to use fire after Prometheus
  tricks him and after Prometheus steals it back.
  Zeus creates Pandora and sends her out to cause
  havoc on man.
• 6.What cultural traditions, customs, values,
  beliefs, or knowledge are presented in story?
• That they believe in the Olympians, Titans and
  that Zeus created women and the Prometheus
  created men.
• 7. What is the lesson of the story? Support this
  answer with quotes from the text that point to
  this lesson.
• Dont think thar you are greater then the highest
  power.
• and your punishment will teach the deathless
  ones and mortal ones that Zeus who reigns on High
  is, indeed, Greatest of the Immortals, and he is
  to be honored and feared above all others.

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Group Questions Cont.

• 8. How could the story still speak to us today/
  Hoe might it change in todays society and in our
  culture?
• It teaches that people should listen to those
  that are above you whether its in a law or in the
  family and that we should respect them.

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Significance the story has on the culture.

• Beliefs
• Psych
• Political
• Creators
• History