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Prometheus mith

Prometheus was originally worshippeed by Greeks as a fire god. Later a poet, probabily Aesiodous worked on his character making it mithic. Following Aesiodous Prometheus was a Titan, son of Giapeto and Climenes. Friend of the human gender wich wanted to help in every way, during sacrifices, Prometheus delivered to men the better victims' parts and to gods the worst. This fact caused Zeus' wrath, who deprived men of fire for revenge.
Again Prometheus aligned himself with men: he stole from gods the fire hiding a spark in cane. to punish men, Zeus sended them the woman, who Aesiodus considered the origin of all evils. Prometheus was doomed to terrible destiny: he was convicted to a pole and an eagle endlessly devoured his liver. The beutiful woman doomed to bring grief to all mortals was named Pandora and she became bride of Epimetheus, brother of Prometheus. Epimetheus was as reckless as the brother was wise and prudent, he didn't listen Prometheus' advice and welcomed Pandora with all consequent grief.

Prometheus:

brother of Epimetheus, Atlantis e Menethius. Prometheus name comes from the greek verb wich means learn before, in fact Prometheus maintained a so prudent attitude to advise his brother Epimetheus against Zeus' gifts, forecasting a subtle revenge.

Aesiodous:

He was the eldest poet of continental Greee (he lived probably at the beginning of VII century B.C.) and was the first one whose personality got storical importance. His most important production was a poem of eight undred and twentyeight verses known as "Works" or " The works and the days".

Pandora:

was the first mortal woman, was moulded by Ephestus and provided with every god's gift. She married Epimetheus and, curiosity killed the cat, opened the vase entrusted from Zeus, wich contained all evils, consequetly they spread across th earth causing all possible grief to human gender.

Epimetheus:

was one of the four sons of the titan Giapeto and Climenes. His name comes from the verb who means to learn after. As reckless as the brother Prometheus was far-sighted, altough he was warned to not accept gifts form Zeus, he welcomed the beautiful Pandora. He became jointly responsible for human misfortuns and calamities: because following Aesiodous the woman is a grief and because Pandora opened the vase containing all evils.