Prometheus

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Prometheus

• By Brad Weaver

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Story

• Prometheus was put in charge of creating man by
  Zeus. So he created men. (No women yet.)
• Prometheus become fond of his creation and wanted
  against Zeus wishes to give them diving
  knowledge and fire.
• He stole fire from Zeus lighting and gave it to
  the men.
• Zeus made the men have animal sacrifices.
  Prometheus wanted to let man eat meat so he took
  the sacrificed animal parts and put them in 2
  packets. One was filled with ox meat and guts
  wrapped in stomach lining, the other was ox bones
  wrapped in fat. He presented them to Zeus, asking
  him to pick which one he liked best. Zeus picked
  the ox bones since they appeared richer.
  Prometheus gave the meat to man and they were now
  allowed to eat meat but had to sacrifice burnt
  bones to Zeus.

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Story cont.

• When Zeus learned what Prometheus did, he was
  enraged that he was tricked. So he responded by
  creating Pandora, the first woman. Zeus presented
  her to Prometheus brother Epimetheus as his
  bride.
• Prometheus (being the god of forethought) that
  Zeus would want revenge. He warned his brother
  (the god of afterthought) about accepting gifts
  from Zeus. Zeus also gave Epimetheus a box with a
  note saying to never open it. Epimetheus was so
  attracted to Pandora that he forgot his brothers
  warning and took the box and married Pandora.
• One day while Epimetheus was not home, Pandora
  saw the box and opened it. This unleashed all the
  evils of man, who could now become sick and had
  to work all day instead of lounge about.
• Zeus hoped Prometheus would obey him because of
  this, but he continued to defy him. So Zeus told
  Hephaestus to chain Prometheus to Mount Caucasus,
  and then an eagle would fly up and peck out his
  regenerating liver once a day.
• Hercules eventually rescued Prometheus, and
  Prometheus served the human Deucalion.

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Symbols/Powers

• Prometheus symbolizes forethought, the opposite
  of his brother Epimetheus who symbolizes
  afterthought.
• Prometheus doesnt really have any specific
  powers or objects he represents . Zeus gave him
  the power to create man kind though.

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Picture
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