Prometheus (Mythology)

Prometheus means, "One with foresight". The Olympian god Prometheus had the power of forethought/foresight.

He was chained to a mountain and physically touched by an eagle

She endowed his creation, mankind, with reason. She also helped to sneak him into Olympus so he could steal fire for mankind.

Prometheus was a titan who took Zeus's (Jupiter) side when he overthrew his father, the titan king Kronos (Cronus). When the Olympians took over, Prometheus was therefore favored by Zeus and not punished as the others were. When Prometheus discovered that Zeus was hording fire away from mankind so that they would be blind to worship the gods (Zeus was afraid they would grow too independent), he stole the fire and gave it to the mortals and was named Protector of Mankind, Bringer of Fire. But, Zeus was angered when he looked down at the fires of mankind and had Prometheus chained to a rock on the Caucasus Mountains with celestial bindings. To make the sufferings worse, Zeus's sacred animal, an eagle, swooped down every night to tear out his liver. Being immortal, it always grew back. Prometheus was later freed by the hero Hercules (Herakles) as one of his 12 labors.

Prometheus warned Epimetheus not to accept the gods' "gift" of Pandora for a wife.

Prometheus means "forethought", so you might say he is the god of that, but he is not an Olympian god (he was born to titans Iapetus and Themis, not Titans Cronus and Rhea) and therefore has no set domain.

There's only a loose tenuous connection but the film is set within the "Alien" universe .

From what little I know of the Rockafellers and the large amount I know of Prometheus, I'm sure an answer can be gleaned from this:

Prometheus brought fire to uncivilized man, making them civilized. In one myth tradition, man was actually created by Prometheus. In another, man was made in the image of Prometheus. It can be said that although Prometheus was a Titan, the gods above the Olympians, he was the closest link between gods and men. That's full of symbolism right there.

Prometheus was a Titan God, who defied Zeus, an Olympian God, on several occasions. Prometheus had the gift of forethought. Which mean he has a sixth sense type of thing. He had a sort of gut feeling about the future. He would be known today as a betting-man. The one that always knew which horse would win the race. See Pandora's Box for when Prometheus used this gift if forethought.

Zeus really was all about having power over the humans. He saw himself as almighty and thought nothing of the mortals. On the other hand Prometheus was willing to give himself for the humans. He was thought to bring fire to the earth from Mt. Olympus. Also he scalped humans out of clay and they were unhappy so he decided to give them fire to brighten their lives (even though he suffered harsh punishments from Zeus for stealing the flame).

Of course all of this is in Greek Mythology.

If you are still in school (or college) then gay-bashing is not usually tolerated in ANY school. I live in British Columbia, Canada and there is zero tolerance for this behavior in any sector of our society. See the school counselor and if you are living at home express your feelings to your parents and perhaps transfer to another school. If you are working put a grievance into Management and if they don't rectify the problem then put a grievance into Labor Relations. DON'T you ever change who you are or you would be cheating yourself! You are gay, and thus, in order to be happy you need to be honest with yourself. People generally don't choose to be gay, and there are not enough studies on this subject to find out why some people are gay and others are heterosexuals. One is no better than the other and we should try to get along. I was once a teen myself (many moons ago. LOL) I know kids can be cruel, but now gay people are more widely accepted in society than ever before and there are a lot of gay groups out there fighting for their civil rights. They go to school, they work, pay taxes and contribute to society and fight in wars and sometimes lose their lives. Many gays have monogamous relationships. YOU have every right to be respected if you give respect in return. There are enough bad things happening in this world than worrying about who is gay or who is not gay. I live my life by this rule from the Bible ... "FOR THOSE WHO HAVE NOT SINNED CAST THE FIRST STONE!" Well, I haven't seen any stone throwing in my 65 years! You aren't going to be a teen for much longer, so take a deep breath and hang on for a bit longer. See your doctor and don't be ashamed to tell your doctor you are gay (if you haven't already) and you are very depressed. Stay low if you are in school and hang around with those friends you can trust, or, if you are going to college or working do the same thing. Keep your private life to yourself and associate with a group of gay friends (many gay clubs out there) and have some fun for a change. Often gay men surround themselves with girl friends. Here is an example: In the early 60s I had a very good friend who we'll call "Tim". I met him when I was working up North and we were friends for years. He was constantly battling the fact he was gay, his mother accepted the fact and he was close to his mother, but his father was not and his brother was the usual jock (the worst kind) who tormented me constantly until he was forced to leave home. This was when gay behavior was not tolerated in society. The worst of it all was, he was in the worse place ever ... a construction camp with over 4500 men. If they had found out he was gay they would have beaten him to a pulp, so my advice to him was to pull off being straight (which he always did anyway) and take his weekends to go to the nearest city and go to the gay clubs or meet up with another gay friend. He only had to do this for a year. When I left and returned to my hometown of Vancouver, B.C., it wasn't long after Tim had completed his contract in the construction camp and returned to Vancouver as well. We became close buddies again and went out together and talked a lot. Eventually through all the talking, our friendship and a lot of work on his part he found his middle-ground and was happy. To this day I cherish his friendship and the best part was, he was handsome, I could go out and have fun without being mauled or hit on, and yet had an escort. We laughed so often and in private he would do my hair for me if I was going out on a date and even tell me what clothes I looked good in. Sometimes we'd howl over the experiences he had when he was away in another town. Unfortunately, he moved to Toronto and although we kept in touch by phone and letter he ceased to write. I only pray that he is OK and that he's found peace in his life with a good monogamous partner. It takes courage to admit what you are and you have done that so be proud of that fact. You should never try to change who you are if you are good at heart and spirit and NO ONE has the right to say what type of lifestyle you should live. You haven't been picking the right friends and if you are being name-called hold your head up, ignore the remarks (it's cruel, unnecessary and plain bone mean.) These are ignorant people and of no consequence in your life. Pick places you will be accepted as just someone there that is helping or having fun. For instance, volunteer somewhere to help others. Do you think that a nursing home full of elderly would care if you were gay or not? Not at all! Volunteer for Animal Rights, or cancer, AIDS or anything. Get busy! By doing this these people who volunteer accept you and that's what you are pining for now. It gives you insight into yourself and gives you more strength. Don't let these lug-heads bring you down! You're still a young man and so to be a full-fledged man and gay has nothing to do with the soul you have inside of you. Last, but certainly not least, some very famous people are gay. Trueman Capote was gay and verified this as many actors, authors, directors, etc., and they didn't fold under the fact they were gay. Hang in there & good luck

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Already been made.. its called "Alien" -- Prometheus is a prequel.

In mythology Prometheus is the titan who stole fire from zeus to give to the humans. Since Equality rediscovered electric light he changes his name.

That you should never quit even if you would be chained up on a moutain . this story is a great lesson and myth.

The subtitle of Frankenstein is 'The modern Prometheus'. She did this to point out a similarity between the character in her book 'Doctor Frankenstein' and the mythical Titan Prometheus. Both created a human: Prometheus from clay, Frankenstein from dead bodies.

Medusa : Μεδουσα/Μεδουση

Hermes : Ἑρμης

Prometheus : Προμηθευς

If you mean Prometheus the Titan his death is not recorded, but he was punished by Zeus for giving fire to Man by being tied to a rock and having his liver eaten every day by an eagle, He was rescued by Hercules.
The death of Polyphemus the Cyclops, who captured Ulysses and his crew, is not recorded. After blinding Polyphemus, Ulysses and his men escaped to their ship.

Man came out of the caves and dark holes and began to live in houses

He saw your face.

Prometheus' weakness is eagles/vultures, because they ate him.

Prometheus crafted mankind, due to the actions of Epimetheus mankind was left in a helpless shape.

Prometheus also tricked the gods/Zeus into having the lesser portion of the sacrificial feast; bones for the gods, meat for mankind.

Zeus did not want mankind to have fire.

Prometheus stole fire for mankind; Prometheus was then bound on Mount Kaukasos where his liver was devoured daily by a eagle.

Zeus had Pandora crafted, who became the wife of Prometheus' brother, Epimetheus; mankind was then punished for having meat and fire from the gods by having all the evils released on earth.

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Titan! to whose immortal eyes

The sufferings of mortality,

Seen in their sad reality,

Were not as things that gods despise;

What was thy pity's recompense?

A silent suffering, and intense;

The rock, the vulture, and the chain,

All that the proud can feel of pain,

The agony they do not show,

The suffocating sense of woe,

Which speaks but in its loneliness,

And then is jealous lest the sky

Should have a listener, nor will sigh

Until its voice is echoless.

Titan! to thee the strife was given

Between the suffering and the will,

Which torture where they cannot kill;

And the inexorable Heaven,

And the deaf tyranny of Fate,

The ruling principle of Hate,

Which for its pleasure doth create

The things it may annihilate,

Refus'd thee even the boon to die:

The wretched gift Eternity

Was thine--and thou hast borne it well.

All that the Thunderer wrung from thee

Was but the menace which flung back

On him the torments of thy rack;

The fate thou didst so well foresee,

But would not to appease him tell;

And in thy Silence was his Sentence,

And in his Soul a vain repentance,

And evil dread so ill dissembled,

That in his hand the lightnings trembled.

Thy Godlike crime was to be kind,

To render with thy precepts less

The sum of human wretchedness,

And strengthen Man with his own mind;

But baffled as thou wert from high,

Still in thy patient energy,

In the endurance, and repulse

Of thine impenetrable Spirit,

Which Earth and Heaven could not convulse,

A mighty lesson we inherit:

Thou art a symbol and a sign

To Mortals of their fate and force;

Like thee, Man is in part divine,

A troubled stream from a pure source;

And Man in portions can foresee

His own funereal destiny;

His wretchedness, and his resistance,

And his sad unallied existence:

To which his Spirit may oppose

Itself--and equal to all woes,

And a firm will, and a deep sense,

Which even in torture can descry

Its own concenter'd recompense,

Triumphant where it dares defy,

And making Death a Victory.