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he knew how much man needed fire for food and warmth, Prometheus gave man the secret of fire even though Zeus had told all the gods not to do that Zeus was
hostile toward people Prometheus was both a fire god and a master of many skills According to one tradition, it
In Greek myth, Prometheus, whose name is traditionally thought to have 'forethought', is the one who steals fire from the gods and gives it to humans
students that Greek myths have many characters, both mortal and immortal Show image 2A-3: Prometheus asking Zeus for fire for the humans
Monsters of the Greek Myths that introduces students to the Titan who defied Zeus to give humans fire Suggested Reading Connections: Greek Mythology
Adapted from Mythology and You, published in 1994 by the National Textbook Company As a parting gift, Hephaestus gave Prometheus fire, so that mortals
Zeus (zoos): father of the Greek gods; ruler of the heavens Prometheus, a lesser god, gave humans fire against Zeus's will Furious, Zeus condemned
in the Greek myths you're about to read, people have been acting Man does not have fire, true, nor the crafts which fire According to this myth,
In Greek mythology, Prometheus was a Titan, a descendant of the original gods, Gaia and him by stealing fire from heaven and giving it to human beings,