Prometheus
Pariah of Gods, Savior of Man
"Zeus did not punish Prometheus alone, he punished the entire world for the effrontery of this rebel god."
In Greek mythology, Prometheus, or Prometheas' (pronounced - pro ME thee us) which means forethought, is the Titan most notably honored for stealing fire from the gods in the stalk of a fennel plant and giving it to mortals for their use. As the introducer of fire and inventor of crafts, Prometheus was seen as the patron of human civilization. Some claim he was worshipped in ancient Rome as well along with other gods.
Family of Prometheus
Prometheus was a son of Iapetus by Clymene (one of the Oceanids).
His three brothers were:
Atlas - who Zeus condemned to stand at the western edge of the earth and hold up the heavens on his shoulders.
Menoetius - A glorious warrior who was insolent to Zeus.
Epimetheus ? twin brother of Prometheus and was responsible for giving a positive trait to every animal, but when it was time to give man a positive trait, lacking foresight he found that there was nothing left.
He was the father of Deucalion with Pronoia
Prometheus surpassed all in cunning and deceit.
Legend of Prometheus
He was not humbled by the gods, and ridiculed Zeus, though he fought with the gods against the other Titans. Titanomachy, or War of the Titans, was the eleven-year series of battles fought between the two races of deities long before the creation of mankind.
Prometheus was the creator of man. When he and Epimetheus set out to make creatures to populate the earth under the orders of Cronos, Prometheus carefully crafted a creature after the shape of the gods, that being a man. There was also an account, stating that Prometheus had created men ...