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Prometheus and Zeus (the creation of man)

Prometheus Son of a Titan Had three brothers (Epimetheus) Created beasts and man Gave mankind fire symbol Fire

Zeus symbol Son of Cronus and Rhea Brother of Hades, Hestia, Hera, and Poseidon Father to Ares and Athena The only god that is the father of other Olympian gods Called the master of lighting, the mighty thunderer, God of storms and rain symbol Lighting bolt

myth Prometheus and Epimethus were given the responsibility of creating man His brother would give out the qualities but when he got to man all the good qualities were gone Prometheus made man stand up right like the gods and gave them fire. Prometheus started to love man more then the gods Zeus wanted man to give his a sacrifice of each animal they killed Prometheus tricked Zeus into picking the wrong pile of meat Zeus took fire away from man and then Prometheus gave it back to them Zeus then created Pandora to punish man and she released sorrows, plagues, misfortune, and hope

myth cont. Zeus punished Prometheus by chaining him to Caucasus mountains where a eagle tormented him Was eventually saved by Chiron the centaur and Heracles

Archetypes The outcast (Prometheus) Fire and ice ( Prometheus replaced the fire) The fall(Prometheus)

Culture Defying the established order Pride should be taken in moderation Suffering can save people

Works cited Mercatante, Anthony. World Mythology and Legends. Second ed. Vol. 2.1988. Print. Hunt, John. "The Creation of Man by Prometheus." Desy. Web. 6 Apr.2015.<http://www.desy.de/gra/interpedia/greek_myth/creationMan.html>.