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A variant tradition makes Prometheus the son of Hera like Hephaestus. [54] According to that version, the Giant Eurymedon raped Hera when she was young, and she had Prometheus. After Zeus married Hera, he threw Eurymedon into Tartarus and punished Prometheus in Caucasus, using the theft of fire as an excuse.
Prometheus Brings Fire to Mankind, Heinrich Friedrich Füger, c. 1817. Prometheus brings fire to humanity, it having been hidden as revenge for the trick at Mecone. The trick at Mecone or Mekone (Mi-kon) was an event in Greek mythology first attested by Hesiod in which Prometheus tricked Zeus for humanity’s benefit, and thus incurred his wrath.
Oceanus is an older god, a Titan son of Earth, who has made peace with Zeus. He has heard of Prometheus' troubles, and has come to offer some sympathy and advice. Prometheus is proud, and is hurt by this offer. Prometheus responds coldly, and wonders why Oceanus would leave his caves and streams to see such a miserable sight chained to a rock.
Prometheus is a Titan who worked with Zeus to create humans. However, he went against Zeus' wishes when he gave humans fire, allowing them to develop at a much faster rate than the god of thunder ...
Zeus’ son Dionysus (The God of Pleasure) had a human mother until Hera turned her into a bee. Hera clearly has contempt for Zeus’ offspring, who her husband/brother went ahead and made a full ...
Zeus is angry at Eros, who pleads for forgiveness, arguing that he is just a small child.Zeus, however, is not convinced, considering Eros' ancient age. Zeus demands to know why Eros continues to play tricks on him, causing him to transform into various forms: a satyr [note 1], a bull [note 2], gold [note 3], a swan [note 4], and an eagle [note 5], because Eros never makes women reciprocate ...
“Fargo” showrunner Noah Hawley teased his new FX series “Alien” in a recent interview with KCRW’s The Business. Though plot details are being kept under wraps, Hawley’s “Alien ...
During the course of the drama, Prometheus decides to warn Zeus about Thetis. Rather than lie with her, Zeus marries her off to the mortal Peleus, King of Aegina. The product of this union will indeed be a son greater than the father, namely Achilles, Greek hero of the Trojan War.