Prometheus

The Greek story, //Prometheus Bound//, is about the immortal suffering of a god who has been chained to a rock due to his rebellious action. Prometheus has been punished for having defied Zeus by given fire to humans. One of the main themes in this mythological story is defiance and consequence. We see in Prometheus the desire to make thing better for humans so he gives them fire and knowledge. While his intentions may be good, Prometheus doesn’t realize the consequences that this action can bring upon him and all of human kind. He toys around with nature and the universe and for this he, along with all the humans, suffers the consequences. Prometheus sees humans all cold and in his desire to make life better for them, he gives them fire, something that only gods have. He does this, however, without rationalization. He doesn’t think through what fire may bring for humans or what this action may bring upon him. To the human race it brings destruction and to Prometheus, it brings punishment by the gods. This story is also about the desire to gain or give God like powers and qualities. Prometheus suffers not because of the powers that he has, which are fire and knowledge, but because he defies these powers by giving them to humans.

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