Prometheus



Prometheus was the God that molded creatures on Earth, everything from animals to humans. He eventually ended up chained to a rock, and had his liver ripped out everyday for the rest of his life. Here's his story....

Prometheus was "the inventor". He created living creatures on Earth. People belived that Prometheus to be a Titan when in all actuality he was only the son of a Titan.

=Facts About Prometheus=


 * Prometheus means Forethought
 * Prometheus knew that it was a lot of chaos, and he did his best to train mankind in the way they should go.
 * Prometheus taught them how to write, do arithmetic, and about the stars, and gave them medicines to cure their diseases.
 * Prometheus was the son of Iapetos and Klymene [|(varies from source to source)]
 * Prometheus has a son named Hephaistos, a brother named Epimetheus

=Crimes and Punishments of Prometheus=
 * Prometheus stole fire from Zeus
 * With the fire Prometheus stole, he taught them how to cook, how to keep warm, how to burn pottery. Men no longer lived in caves and holes, but they made houses to live in.
 * Because Prometheus stole fire from Zeus he was to stay chained to a rock and ave his liver eaten out by a eagle.He was immortal and therfore had immortal organs.So every night his liver would grow back so the eagle would have a fresh feast the next day.
 * But Heracles finally killed the bird.

__Gods,Heroes, and Men of Ancient__ by W.H.D. Rouse (unless stated otherwise)

=Other Facts About Prometheus=

"Of Prometheus, how undaunted On Olympus' shining bastions His audacious foot he planted, Myths are told and songs are chanted, Full of promptings and suggestions. " Beautiful is the tradition Of that flight through heavenly portals, The old classic superstition Of the theft and the transmission Of the fire of the Immortals." //Longfellow//