Prometheus

**Prometheus**, meaning "forethought", is a Titan in Greek mythology, best known as the deity in Greek mythology who was the creator of mankind in the Greek era and its greatest benefactor, who stole fire from Mount Olympus and gave it to mankind.

## History

### Background

He was a son of the Titan Iapetus by Clymene, one of the Oceanids. He was brother to Menoetius, Atlas, and Epimetheus. Prometheus, himself a Titan, managed to avoid being in the direct confrontational cosmic battle between Zeus and the other Olympians against Cronus and the other Titans. Prometheus therefore survived the struggle in which the offending Titans were eternally banished by Zeus to the chthonic depths of Tartarus, only to survive to confront Zeus on his own terms in subsequent climactic struggles.

Prometheus was revealed to have been the one who went against Yahweh's orders to await the time his His creations' arrival as he, and the other gods, were impatient to wait. Prometheus was bold enough to take a discreet glance over the walls of Eden and saw the bodies of man and woman, soon to be named Adam and Lilith, to which he then studied and relayed their bodily diagram to the other gods. When they created the bodies of their own humans in the image of the Almighty's human creations, they realized that they did not have the power to give independent life to the body; the bodies could act only when the gods thought of them.

In the *Theogony*, Hesiod introduces Prometheus as a lowly challenger to Zeus's omniscience and omnipotence. In the trick at Mekone, a sacrificial meal marking the "settling of accounts" between mortals and immortals, Prometheus played a trick against Zeus. He placed two sacrificial offerings before the Olympian: a selection of beef hidden inside an ox's stomach (nourishment hidden inside a displeasing exterior), and the bull's bones wrapped completely in "glistening fat" (something inedible hidden inside a pleasing exterior). Zeus chose the latter, setting a precedent for future sacrifices.

### Unveiling the Fire

Henceforth, humans would keep that meat for themselves and burn the bones wrapped in fat as an offering to the gods. This angered Zeus, who hid fire from humans in retribution. In this version of the myth, the use of fire was already known to humans, but withdrawn by Zeus. Prometheus, however, stole fire back in a giant fennel-stalk and restored it to humanity. This further enraged Zeus, who sent Pandora, the first woman, to live with humanity. Pandora was fashioned by Hephaestus out of clay and brought to life by the four winds, with all the goddesses of Olympus assembled to adorn her.

Prometheus, in eternal punishment, is chained to a rock in the Caucasus, Kazbek Mountain or Mountain of Khvamli, where his liver is eaten daily by an eagle, only to be regenerated by night, due to his immortality. The eagle is a symbol of Zeus himself. However, after the destruction of Olympus during the Second Titanomachy, Prometheus was freed of his torment but remained chained to the rock. Eventually, he would be freed by Lucifer himself, an act Prometheus was grateful for and swore to repay his debt. Lucifer informed Prometheus to "live out" his life and will call to him when the time comes.

## Prometheus

### Aliases

Προμηθεύς, Prometheus the Bold, Giver of Fire, the Forethought, Titan of Fire and Intellect, Helper of Man, Zeus' Deceiver, Free-Will Embodied

## Physical Description

### Spirit of

Wisdom, Forethought, Fire, Crafty Counsel, Trickery