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2.  Prometheus was a Titan.  The name Prometheus means “forethought”.  He was considered the wise man and predicted the future.  He sided with the gods in the god vs. Titan war.

3. Prometheus holding fire.

4.  Prometheus created the humans out of lumps of clay in the shape of the gods.  Athena blew on the lumps of clay and then lumps came to life.  Zeus then confined them to Earth

5.  Prometheus felt bad for the humans.  Zeus was never fond of how the humans would turn out, so he would destroy them.  The humans couldn’t make it through the harsh winters.  Prometheus decided to help them and he gave them fire, a power that was previously only for the gods.

6.  Since fire was supposed to be a power for only the gods, Zeus decided that he should be punished.  Prometheus was chained to a mountain and had his liver ripped out and eaten by an eagle each day.

7. PROMETHEUS MYTH  Prometheus created life and helped the humans to be able to survive. FRANKENSTEIN  Dr. Frankenstein created life out of nothing and created the Frankenstein monster from dead body parts.

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