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Prometheus Misogyny

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Prometheus steals fire and gives it to men by tricking Zeus, which makes Zeus angry. Zeus originally hid the fire because he knew it would make a man’s work much easier. As a result of Prometheus giving men fire, Zeus decides to create the first woman, which is his way of getting revenge. The first woman is created by Hephaestus out of earth and water. Also, the name Pandora means “all gifts” in Greek because each of the gods and goddess on Mount Olympus gave Pandora gifts that granted her certain qualities that were detrimental to her male counterparts, such as “a deceitful nature.” In this way, the Pandora myth is incredibly misogynistic because it claims that women are inherently evil, and that they were specifically made to bring men pain

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