It worked as he planned – the goddesses started a fight over the fruit while gods were completely enjoying the scene. All of them were distracted and Prometheus didn’t have a hard time stealing the fire from Hephaestus’s workshop. Hephaestus was, among other stuff, the Greek god of fire...
Prometheus was one of the Titans, son of Iapetus (also a Titan) and Clymene, an Oceanid. His brothers were Epimetheus, Atlas and Menoetius. The name d...
Prometheus is famous for a couple of seemingly unrelated stories: (1) thegift of fire to mankindand (2) being chained to a rock where every day an eagle came to eat his liver. There is a connection, however, and one that shows why Prometheus, the father of the Greek Noah, was called...
Hesiod revisits the story of Prometheus and the theft of fire in Works and Days (42–105). In it the poet expands upon Zeus’s reaction to Prometheus’ deception. Not only does Zeus withhold fire from humanity, but “the means of life” as well (42). Had Prometheus not provoked Zeus...
palace decorated with plaster bas-reliefs on the ceilings, representing Prometheus' deeds (the creation of man, the theft of the fire from the Sun's chariot's wheel, the animation of man) and his punishment, through the intervention of Mercury who is portrayed chaining him to the Caucasus ...
英文释义:a Titan in Greek mythology who is credited with the theft of fire and given to mankind 词根词缀起源故事:Prometheus的名字意为“先知”或“预言家”,其中的"pro"意为“提前”,“-meth”意为“思考”,整体意味着“提前思考者”或“先知”。他因从天堂偷来火并教人类使用而被宙斯惩罚。 场景例句...
While Zeus was irritated by the trick at Mecone and the theft of fire, he had another motive to punish Prometheus. He was the only one who knew the identity of the lady Zeus could not sleep with as the “Forethinker.” According to prophecy, their offspring will someday defeat Zeus,...
One day, Prometheus said to his brother Titans, "What is the use of wasting so much strength? In the end, wisdom and forethought will win. If we are going to fight against the gods, let us choose a leader and stop quarrelling among ourselves."The Titans answered him by a shower of ...
Fire is different. Fire burns. Fire is passion. And just like the fate of the rebel Titan, Prometheus, fire is something that is forbidden and something you can get punished for. Simply put, fire is truth because fire is risk. (more…) Posted in Film, The Mind, Writing and tagged ...
17.In those days when Prometheus had just given fire to men and when he was first bound to the rocky peak on Caucasus, he had a strange visitor. 18.“Maybe I’ll ask to see the picture of Prometheus I painted when I was young.” ...