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Prometheus Steals Fire for Mankind

July 16, 2008

Prometheus Brings Fire to Mankind, by Heinrich Friedrich Fuger, c. 1817

Prometheus Brings Fire to Mankind, by Heinrich Friedrich Fuger, c. 1817

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Prometheus Brings Fire to Mankind

Prometheus was a second generation Titan who was particularly fond of mankind. He violated the will of the king of the gods, Zeus, by bringing fire to mankind. For this and other "misdeeds" Prometheus was chained to a rock where a bird (probably an eagle) ate his liver -- daily, since it grew back.

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