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Prometheus, the Titan who defied Zeus and gave fire to mankind
Prometheus, the Titan who shaped men from clay, defied Zeus by stealing fire from the gods to give it to humanity, teaching them the arts and civilization. Zeus, furious at the deception, chained him to a rock in the Caucasus, where an eagle devoured his liver every day, only for it to regrow every night. The torment was eternal. Additionally, to punish men, Zeus ordered Hephaestus to create Pandora, who opened the jar of evils, unleashing suffering and death upon the world, but leaving hope inside. Prometheus became the symbol of the rebel who defies power for the good of humanity, an icon of courage and sacrifice that has inspired poets and artists for millennia, from Aeschylus to Goethe, and Mary Shelley with her "Frankenstein".
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