Prometheus Relationship w/men
Above any other god or titan, Prometheus had the best interaction with humans, more then Zues, the king of the gods, who actually despises men; his appreciation for men is greater then Hermes, who help humans as they travel through the dark and guide the newly dead to the underworld. Prometheus is more then the creator of man. He's their guardian, protector, provider, teacher and friend. One can say without Prometheus man wouldn't be who they are today. Prometheus is the god of men. Prometheus was a titan. He was born from the union of the titan Iapetus and the nymph Asia. He was one of four children born to the pair. The siblings of Prometheus included Menoetius, Atlas and Epimetheus, all of them titans. Prometheus name means forsight, he can foretold the future and his brother Epimetheus name means hindsight. Similar to Zues, Prometheus was notoriously known for having metis, which means cleverness. Amongst all the gods and titans Prometheus possess the most metis and unfortunately for Prometheus his cleverness led to his demise. According to the myth, Prometheus created humans from mud and water or from mud combined with wind. Afterwards, Athena, the daughter of Zues breathed life into his clay
After the mortals were created, Prometheus could of sit back and watch men destroy the earth or allow men to wonder around earth aimlessly, but as a sign of love toward the creatures he created, Prometheus thought the early humans how to be civilized. The early humans were rude, witless, savage and lacking self consciousness. Prometheus thought them brickmaking, woodworking, the calendar, numbers, writing, animal husbandry and seafaring; as well as the skills and gifts of medicine, metallurgy, prophecy and dream interpretation. " I showed them gentle compounds, remedies saving men from all disease. I ferreted out dark ways of prophecy and was the first to teach the lore of dreams, what men would face when they awoke from sleep." ( Powell 111). figure and from that man was produce. " The son of Iapetus fashioned earth and water commingled into the image of gods, who are rulers of all things created." (Powell 107). Men owe Prometheus a great deal; this great immortal was crucified for them. He accepted to be tortured for the well being of men. The myth of Prometheus could be related to that of Jesus Christ, both of them gave their lives for men. The infamous incident at Mecone could be considered as another sign of Prometheus love for mortals. He was trying to protect men from h
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