Prometheus

In Greek mythology, Prometheus is probably "foresight" and the Titan god of fire. Prometheus is best known for challenging the gods by stealing fire and giving fire to humanity in the form of technology, knowledge, and civilization. In some of the legends, it is also mentioned with the creation of humanity from clay. Prometheus is known for his intellect and champion of humanity, and is often seen as the author of the human arts and sciences. Sometimes Deucalion's father is introduced as the hero of the Flood.

The punishment of Prometheus as a result of stealing fire and giving it to humans is a popular topic in both ancient and modern culture. Zeus, the king of the Olympian gods, sentenced Prometheus to eternal torture for his crime. Prometheus was tied to a rock and sent to eat the eagle liver on Zeus' emblem (in ancient Greece, the liver was thought to be the center of human emotions).

His liver will then regrow overnight but will be eaten again the next day in the ongoing cycle. According to several main versions of the legend, especially Hesiod, Prometheus was finally freed by the hero Heracles.

More in symbolism, the struggle of Prometheus, by some, is at the two volcanic promontory of the Caucasus Mountains, Mount Elbrus or Mount Kazbek, where the barbarian realm stretches for the ancient Greeks.

In another legend, Prometheus identifies the form of animal sacrifice practiced in ancient Greek religion. Evidence that Prometheus had a cult of his own is scarce. It was essentially the focus of religious activity in ancient Athens, where it was linked to the Greek gods of creative skill and technology, Athena and Hephaestus.

In the Western classical tradition, Prometheus was a figure representing human endeavor (especially the pursuit of scientific knowledge) and the risk of overdoing it or unintended consequences. Especially in the Romantic era, efforts to improve human existence were seen as the incarnation of the only genius that could also cause tragedy: Mary Shelley, for example, gave the subtitle of her novel Frankenstein (1818) as "Modern Prometheus".

According to Hesiod, Prometheus is the son of Iapetos and Clymene, and the brother of Atlas, Menoitios, and Epimetheus. In some texts, Prometheus' mother is shown as Asia and her brother Athos. Prometheus, like his other brothers, challenged and opposed the divine order, and unlike his other brothers, he eventually succeeded in changing this order by creating human beings and giving them fire (creativity, science, civilization).

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