Prometheus
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Human beings owe pretty much everything to Prometheus, the Titan god of foresight. Not only did he make the first men out of clay, he also gave us fire, which he snuck away from the altar of Zeus in a fennel stalk. Poor Prometheus paid big time for this little burglary—Zeus had him chained to a rock, where every day eagles would come and eat his liver. To make matters worse, each night his liver would grow back, so the eagles would have a tasty liver snack all ready for them the next day. According to some folks, Heracles came by years later, set Prometheus free, and got Zeus to pardon the hero of mankind. Phew.
Basic Information
Name Prometheus
Nickname Firebringer, The champion of mankind, Hot stuff
Sex Male
Current city I have a Winnebago and kind of tour around. I don't really like staying in one place too long because I spent so many years chained to a rock.
Work & Education
Occupation Titan god of foresight, Teacher
Education The Fates' School of Fortunetelling
Beliefs
Political views Down with all tyrants
Family & Friends (& Enemies)
Parents Iapetos (Dad)
Klymene (Mom)Siblings Epimetheus
Atlas
MenoetiusChildren Deucalion
Friends All mankind (I created them, after all)
Epimetheus (My brother is pretty forgetful, but he's a good guy)Enemies Kronos (The whole siding-with-the-Olympians thing didn't help my cause)
Atlas (My brother is still ticked off at me about the war—you should see the things he posts on my timeline)
Zeus (Whatever—the people totally needed that fire!)Relationships
Relationship status Married to Pronoia
Interested in Sea nymphs like my wife (I just have a thing for them)
Favorites
TV Shows The Science Channel (I know I'm a dork, but I love to learn.)
The Discovery Channel
The Gilmore Girls (I just kind of can't help myself.)Quotations "I think, therefore I am."
– René Descartes
"A little rebellion now and then is a good thing."
– Thomas Jefferson
"Neither fire, nor wind, nor death can erase our good deeds."
– Buddha
"Those things which are precious are saved only by sacrifice."
– David Kenyon Webster
"I'm a lonely boy."
– The Black KeysBooks All My Sons by Arthur Miller (A great play about the personal responsibility we all have to do the right thing for the good of everybody. Just sayin'.)
The Crucible by Arthur Miller (Totally shows how "justice" can go awry.)
Saint Joan by George Bernard Shaw (Joan was not afraid to stand up to the powers that be.)
Animal Farm by George Orwell (Zeus's regime is just as oppressive as Napoleon the pig's.)
"A Hunger Artist" by Franz Kafka
"To Build a Fire" by Jack London
Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury (It's just awful to keep knowledge away from people.)
The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins
Frankenstein, or the Modern Prometheus by Mary Shelley (Not a lot of people know that that's the full title.)
"Do Not Go Gentle into That Good Night" by Dylan ThomasMusic We Didn't Start the Fire by Billy Joel (That's right, Billy—I'm the one who started it.)
Lonely Boy by The Black Keys
Light My Fire by The Doors
Live to Rise by Soundgarden
Set Fire to the Rain by Adele
Paradise by Coldplay (Spent a long time wishing for paradise when I was chained to that rock.)
Teach Your Children Well by Crosby Stills Nash and Young
Play With Fire by The Rolling StonesMovies Dead Poets Society
The Motorcycle Diaries (Che rocks.)
Prometheus (And not just because it has my name!)
The Dictator (This guy reminds me of Zeus.)
Stand and Deliver
127 Hours (Only 127? I was trapped on a rock for way longer than that.)
Frankenstein
Young Frankenstein
The Hunger Games
Mr. Holland's OpusActivities & Interests
Likes Fire
Human beings
Gorgonzola cheese (I used to hate it, but it just kind of grows on you)
Play Dough (It would've been a lot easier to mold men out of this stuff)
Wii Bowling (Just think—if I'd never given mankind fire, then you all never would have achieved the creation of this amazing game.)Interests Rebellion
Education
Pyrotechnics
ProphecyGroups Titans
Teachers Union
Pyromaniacs
SculptorsSpotter's Guide
Prometheus, huh? Yeah, you should totally get some face-time with him if you have a chance. He created mankind out of clay, so he's super friendly to any human who wants to have a chat. He'll probably want to talk about when he defied Zeus by teaching humans the secret of fire. He got in mad trouble for that one—Zeus chained him to a rock and had eagles eat his liver everyday. Heracles set him free eventually, but you probably shouldn't mention it when you see him. He's still kind of sensitive about it. You can probably see why. That kind of thing has got to totally mess you up, right?
Sex: Male
Age: Middle-aged
Build: Skinny
Complexion: Tan
Hair Color: Brown
Facial Hair: Beard
Scars/marks/tattoos: Horrible scars from being ripped open by birds everyday
Jewelry and accessories: Nah
Clothing: Robes
Armor: None
Type of Weapon: Knowledge (booya)Typical Companions:
He's kind of a loner these days.
Known Hangouts:
Olympus (Before he got kicked out)
A Rock in the Caucus Mountains
The library (Knowledge is power)Sightings
Jan 1, 1970 - Jan 1, 1970
Theogony by Hesiod
This poem is one of the oldest versions of the rise and fall of Prometheus.
Jan 1, 1970 - Jan 1, 1970
Works and Days by Hesiod
Hesiod takes another pass at the Prometheus myth. Hey, why not? It went over well the first time.
Jan 1, 1970 - Jan 1, 1970
Prometheus Bound by Aeschylus
Check out the only surviving play from Aeschylus' trilogy about mankind's best buddy.
Dec 20, 1772 - Dec 20, 1774
"Prometheus" by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
Prometheus does a lot smack talking to Zeus in this classic German poem of the Sturm and Drang Movement.
Dec 20, 2019
Prometheus Unbound by Percy Bysshe Shelley
Since Aeschylus's sequel to Prometheus Bound was lost, Shelley thought he'd fill in the blanks with his own play.
Dec 20, 2019 - Dec 20, 2019
"Prometheus" by Franz Kafka
Kafka spins four different versions of Prometheus' tale in this short story.
Dec 20, 1982
Marvel Comics
Prometheus made his first appearance in the Marvel Universe in the Avengers #282, when he helped the superhero team fight Zeus, Poseidon, and some other big bossy Olympians.
Dec 20, 2019
The Last Olympian by Rick Riordan
In this awesome novel for young adults, Prometheus gives Percy Jackson Pandora's jar of hope to help him battle Kronos.
Dec 20, 2019
God of War II
In this bloody video game, Kratos releases Prometheus from his eternal torment by helping him die.