Greek mythology
Prometheus
The Titan who stole fire for humankind
- Mythology
- Greek mythology
- Parents
- Iapetus
- Children
- Deucalion
- Siblings
- Epimetheus · Atlas
- Group
- Divine · Primordials · Titans · Trickster · Craft
- Appears in
- Prometheus and Pandora
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Prometheus, whose name means 'forethought,' is the cunning Titan who loves mortals more than the gods do. He tricks Zeus out of the best portions of sacrifice, then steals fire from heaven in a hollow reed and gives it to humanity, the spark of every art and craft. For this defiance Zeus chains him to a Caucasus crag, where an eagle devours his ever-renewing liver, until Heracles sets him free.
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- Who is Prometheus?
- Prometheus, whose name means 'forethought,' is the cunning Titan who loves mortals more than the gods do. He tricks Zeus out of the best portions of sacrifice, then steals fire from heaven in a hollow reed and gives it to humanity, the spark of every art and craft.
- Which mythology does Prometheus belong to?
- Prometheus belongs to Greek mythology.
- Which stories does Prometheus appear in?
- Prometheus appears in Prometheus and Pandora, told as chaptered audio dramas in MythologyNow.
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