Long ago in the faraway land of Ancient Greece, there was a golden age of powerful gods and extraordinary heroes. Among these warriors, was a rather mischievous Titan named Prometheus. He was the son of Iapetus. Prometheus is perhaps best known as the greatest friend to humanity among the gods. he was responsible for the creation of mankind, giving humans the gift of fire and other various qualities. UNFORTUNTELY, PROMETHEUS WOULD LATER GO ON TO BE PUNISHED FOR HIS CREATION.

Prometheus was given the task of determining how sacrifices were to be made to the gods. he provided a choice of two offerings to zeus : fine meat hidden inside an unappetizing ox's stomach, and bones wrapped in edible fats. Zeus was tricked by the appearance and chose the offering containing the bones. This set the bar for future offerings from the Greeks, who would enjoy the meat from their sacrifices and burn the bones and fats for the gods. prometheus had unknowingly unleashed a great terror upon him body and his soul

Zeus, of course, was angered by this and withheld fire from humanity, which Prometheus stole back and returned to them. Prometheus promptly went to Olympus, stole a spark of fire from Hephaestus, and carried it back to humans. When Zeus discovered what Prometheus had done, he swore revenge. He ordered Hephaestus to create a woman from clay, and he had the winds breathe life into her. Athena and other goddesses clothed the woman, whose name was Pandora.

Zeus sent Pandora as a gift to Prometheus's brother Epimetheus, who married her despite warnings from Prometheus not to accept any gift from Zeus. Pandora brought with her a box containing evil, disease, poverty, war, and other troubles. When Pandora opened the box, she released these sorrows into the world, and Zeus thus gained his revenge on humankind.

To punish Prometheus, Zeus chained the god to a rock on a mountain peak. Every day an eagle tore at Prometheus's body and ate his liver, and every night the liver grew back. Because Prometheus was immortal, he could not die. But he suffered endlessly. Prometheus remained chained and in agony for thousands of years. The other gods begged Zeus to show mercy, but he refused.

Finally, Zeus offered Prometheus freedom if he would reveal a secret that only he knew. Prometheus told Zeus that the sea nymph thetis would bear a son who would become greater than his father. This was important information. Both Zeus and his brother Poseidon* desired Thetis, but they arranged for her to marry a mortal so that her son would not pose a challenge to their power.