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Why did Prometheus feel sorry for humans?
Prometheus felt sorry for his human friends. Fire was important for many things – like heat and cooking, and hundreds of others. Prometheus stole a lightning bolt from Zeus and gave it to mankind. But he had defied Zeus, and that was what made Zeus so angry.
Why was Zeus mad at Prometheus for giving the humans fire?
Zeus’ primary fear of giving man fire was that he didn’t want man to be in equal standings with the gods. He believed that giving man fire would cause the gods to have lost some of their “lustre” in the eyes of man.
What happened when Prometheus gave humans fire?
So Prometheus decided to make man stand upright as the gods did and to give them fire. Prometheus loved man more then the Olympians, who had banished most of his family to Tartarus. However, Prometheus lit a torch from the sun and brought it back again to man. Zeus was enraged that man again had fire.
Why does Prometheus pity mankind?
Prometheus worries that his enemies can look at him and laugh, but recognizes that his friends will be pained by his suffering and will pity him. Pity is clearly presented as a positive value, as Prometheus’s pity for humanity saved the human race.
Why is the story of Prometheus so important?
The story of Prometheus holds a special place in Geek mythology and in popular imagination. This son of a Titan is regarded as one of the great benefactors of humankind, the bringer of fire and the original teacher of technology and the useful arts to man.
What was Prometheus’s punishment for giving fire to humans?
Prometheus was bound with such chains and secured to the mountainside. This was not the end of his punishment, though. While being eternally bound on the rocks, left exposed to the sun’s heat and the freezing temperatures of winter, was a punishment in itself, Zeus planned something far more painful. Ha! Behold!
What did Prometheus do when Zeus hurt his brother?
Zeus responded by hurting the ones Prometheus loved most, his brother and the humans. Prometheus was still not awed by the might of Zeus and continued to defy him, refusing to warn him of the dangers of the nymph Thetis (future mother of Achilles ).
Why was Prometheus chained to a rock for so long?
Prometheus is famous for a couple of seemingly unrelated stories: (1) the gift of fire to mankind and (2) being chained to a rock where every day an eagle came to eat his liver.