Prometheus Flashcards

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Who is Prometheus?

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-A Titan who stole fire from the gods and was chained to a rock as a punishment where a vulture would peck at his liver then over night the liver would grow back and the vulture would do it again the next day

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What is the general lesson we get from Prometheus?

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  • We too can stand up to tyranny and unfairness and suffer the same way Prometheus did
  • Prometheus is a symbol of the human condition
  • Assertion of human will and creative power in the face of human weakness, depression, and despair
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