Prometheus Flashcards
1
Q
Who is Prometheus?
A
-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
2
Q
What is the general lesson we get from Prometheus?
A
- 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