Prometheus seems to be saying that he was the one who stayed Hope inside the jar, when the other evils escaped. Yes, he says, “I stopped mortals from foreseeing doom.” How did you do that, they ask? His response is revealing: “I sowed in them blind hopes (elpides)." The chorus replied saying, "This was a great benefit you gave to mortals." This was a reference to Pandora's jar, a curse concocted by Zeus to punish mankind for the theft of fire. Prometheus is the Titan god of fire, forethought, and craft prior to the power-grab by the Olympians and the introduction of Hephaestus into the pantheon. They ask him whether he gave human beings anything else. In Aeschylus’ “Prometheus Bound,” the chained Titan is pitilessly interrogated by the chorus. What is less well known is Prometheus’ second gift. His name means 'forethought' and he was able to foretell the future. 2 They were the sons of Iapetus, 3 who in other contexts was the father of Atlas. 'afterthought' 1) was the brother of Prometheus (traditionally interpreted as 'foresight', literally 'fore-thinker'), a pair of Titans who 'acted as representatives of mankind'. He was to be left there for all eternity or until he agreed to disclose to Zeus which of Zeus children would try to replace him. In Greek mythology, Epimetheus ( / pmiis / Greek:, lit. According to one tradition Prometheus shaped man out of mud, and Athena breathed life into the clay figure. He also tricked Zeus into allowing man to keep the best part of the animals sacrificed to the gods and to give the gods the worst parts.įor this Zeus punished Prometheus by having him chained to a rock with the Kaukasios Eagle tearing at his liver. Prometheus was a second-generation Titan, one of the Greek gods, who was known for swindling his cousin Zeus to help humankind. The clever Titan Prometheus and his stupid brother Epimetheus were spared imprisonment in Tartarus because they had kept their neutrality in the war between the Olympians and the Titans. He gave mankind a number of gifts including fire.
In all accounts, Prometheus is known as the protector and benefactor of man. When Zeus revolted against Kronos, Prometheus deserted the other Titans and fought on Zeus' side.īy some accounts he and his brother Epimetheus were delegated by Zeus to create man. His name means "forethought" and he was able to foretell the future. Prometheus (Gr: Προμηθεύς) was the wisest Titan. His name is derived from the Greek word meaning afterthought, which is the antonym of his brothers name, Prometheus, meaning forethought. Hello, If you see this Template on a page please remove it, It was only needed for a mass clean up!!
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