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Prometheus is a Titan/god
Prometheus is the son of the Titan Iapetus
His mother is Clymene, a nymph
His brothers are: Epimetheus (who was not
as smart as him), Atlas , and Menoetius
Family
• Prometheus married Celaeno
• His children were:
– Deucalion
– Lycus
– Chimaereus
Deucalion
Powers
• Titan/ god of forethought- thinking about
something ahead of time
• He is also the benefactor of mankind
• He also has the power of prophecy
• Prometheus also had the ability to see the
past and future
Mankind
• Prometheus and his
brother, Epimetheus,
were given the job of
molding mankind out of
clay and water
• He created men, not
women.
• The creation of man
caused the creation of
woman
• He was very friendly
towards mankind
Prometheus asked Zeus to bring fire to the mortals, because they were
freezing and dying. Zeus told him no, so he was forced to steal fire. In
order to please Zeus, Prometheus sacrificed a bull, but tricked Zeus with
it. He hid the worst meat on the bull under a thick layer of fat, and
wrapped the best part in the bull’s stomach( the most un-appetizing part).
When Zeus chose the worst part(without knowing it), Prometheus gave
the other half to the mortals. Then Prometheus snuck up to Helios in Mt.
Olympus, lit a torch, and delivered the fire to mankind.
Myth of
Prometheus
Pandora
Because Zeus was very angry from the bull trick, he
created a woman, Pandora, and sent her to
Prometheus’ brother, Epimetheus. She brought a box
that contained war, poverty, disease, & evil, and
when she opened the box, Zeus had his revenge on
the mortals.
• Prometheus stole fire
from Zeus and the gods
at Olympus.
• He did this because he
felt animals were more
advanced than mankind,
which he created, and he
wanted to give mankind
an advantage (fire). Also,
mankind was dying of
the cold, and from the
inability to cook food.
Fire
Eternal Punishment
• As punishment he was chained for all eternity in
Caucasus (mountains in modern-day Russia)
• There, an eagle ate his liver, and every day a piece of
it would grow back. This was an endless cycle until
Heracles killed the bird.
Rebellion
• When the gods rebelled against the Titans, Prometheus fought
with the gods, instead of with his father.
• But he never fully respected the Olympians because he felt they
had no compassion for mortals.
Connection to “Frankenstein”
• The original “Dr. Frankenstein” is considered
a modern-day Promet heus
• Dr. Frankenstein and Promet heus bot h created
some form of man.
Frankenstein
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