Prometheus Zeus Quotes

In the story of Prometheus the humans are not like they are today. They had an ultimate purpose and were the best of the best on Earth, but today we are driven by desire/greed instead of . “He fashioned them in … upright like the gods…(Hamilton 86)” From this quote, you can tell that humans were destined for something more, with a power that exceeded animals. They were modeled after gods, and by a god.

Zeus immediately started to become furious and his face started to become red. The Gods didn't know what they did wrong but Zeus suddenly began throwing his lightning bolts at the Gods. One after the other, Zeus would strike them right on their rear ends. During this temper tantrum Zeus was having, he missed the Gods more than hitting them. Ounce Zeus calmed down and realized he was overreacting, he took a moment to see what he did the the humans and all the trees and stuff like that. Instead of seeing mostly all Green, he saw flames of the fire he started. The humans houses were burning down, and everything was destroyed. Zeus almost started crying because he felt bad for what he had done. From that day on ,Zeus never threw lightning bolts again but, sometimes while its raining out and it's all gloomy, Zeus sometimes throws a couple lightning strikes thinking that if anything would catch on fire, the rain would put it

In ancient Greek Myths, the description of Zeus’ character can range from a heroic leader to that of a vile dictator, depending on the author’s intention. This contrast is especially noteworthy when comparing Hesiod’s Theogony with Aeschylus’ Prometheus Bound, as Zeus is presented as the world’s protector in the former, while he is portrayed as selfish and ruthless in Aeschylus’ tale.

Zeus gains pleasure from creating things he may destroy, which includes death (“The ruling principle of Hate/ Which for its pleasure doth create”). This is where Prometheus gains power over Zeus. While Prometheus is merely mortal, he can foresee his destiny, which is death; Zeus cannot see his own fate. At the end of the second stanza, Zeus demonstrates his apprehension and fear that his sentence may be reality: “And in thy Silence was his Sentence/ And in his Soul a vain repentance/ And evil dread so ill dissembled/ That in his hand the lightnings trembled,” (line 29-34). Here we see a reciprocation or exchange of power between Zeus and Prometheus. It is representative of the victory of the individual over an oppressor and directly compares Gods and man.

Hesiod’s Theogony has transcended generations, delivering to vast audiences the traditional stories of the Greek gods as well as ancient Greek conceptions of the world. One particularly well known aspect of the Theogony, the section that tells the tale of Prometheus, is unique in that it has little intrinsic worth; its value is in its ability to enhance other stories and conceptions. Across the globe, people know well the story of the one who deceived Zeus and stole fire for man, but few recognize its role in Hesiod’s work as a whole. The story of Prometheus serves two primary purposes for Hesiod and his audience. First, it solidifies Zeus’s position as king of the gods, providing one of the first characterizations of his temperament, and

At the time when Prometheus stole the fire back, he did so in a sneaky matter. Despite the fact that he tried to be sneaky about stealing the fire, he wasn't as sneaky as he thought. As he stole the fire back, he was noticed by Zeus. Zeus believed Prometheus tricked his wits, so he cursed not only him but the generations that follow.

“All men make mistakes- that’s not uncommon. But when they do, they’re no longer foolish or subject to bad luck if they try to fix the evil into which they’ve fallen, once they give up their intransigence.” (lines 1139-1143) says Teiresias to Creon. Teiresias comes to warn Creon of what he has in store for himself if he does not undo his wrongdoings. Teiresias helps to develop Creon into a tragic hero, helps advance the plot of the play by creating tension, and helps to develop the theme of the laws of God versus the laws of man. Their interaction with each other brings out Creon’s unreasonableness, anger, and disrespect in his character.

Considering me and my family came from a country, now known with its war and its endless revolution, we got used to hearing bad news about it every other day. We came from Syria, which was a beautiful place to live in before the revolution started. Most of my friends had to leave it because they don't have a place to live in anymore, their house have been destroyed. But for us, we lived in a safe area and our house is still there sheltering our cousins who didn’t leave their country.

Prometheus hates Mount Olympus just like Katniss hates the capital. Mount Olympus is always controlling Prometheus as the capital is always controlling Katniss. Prometheus knew that he was not supposed to find a fire for the poor but he did so

Epictetus was a Greek Stoic philosopher who was credited with writing the famous quote “No great thing is created suddenly.” Stoicism is a form of ancient Greek philosophy that teaches self-control in order to overcome otherwise destructive moments. In 50 CE, Epictetus was born as a slave in Hierapolis, but in 130 CE, he passed away as one of the best-known philosophers. After being liberated from slavery in 68 CE, Epictetus began teaching Stoicism in Rome. Comparable to the “great thing” that was not created suddenly in Epictetus’ quote, Epictetus’ freedom from slavery was also not granted to him suddenly. Since Epictetus was a slave for eighteen years, he knew that it takes time for great things to happen.

Regardless of his successes and the wonder his life is associated with, Aeneas only attains the title of hero because of divine intervention, and this position given to him by the Gods results in just as much grief as it does happiness. If you were to ask what a hero is, I think we would prefer to think of a hero as a person that has achieved some spectacular goal, or possible an individual that has undertook a great task. A hero often finds his or herself in situations of immense stress but still manage to act with dignity and grace. Although it is true that the protagonist of Virgil's Aeneid, Aeneas, is a person such as this, however it was not by his own hand. He meets circumstances in which he faces death, in which things like war, peace,

Basically we have two myths here, each about Prometheus. The stories basically both agree that Prometheus stole fire from Zeus and gave it to man against Zeus’ approval.

Zeus then asked Prometheus to give him the part of a sacrificial ox that he deemed worthy for the Gods, which would leave the rest for man. Prometheus tricked Zeus into picking the most undesirable part of the ox, and in anger, Zeus reclaimed the fire that man once possessed. Prometheus then stole the fire back, by lighting a torch from the sun. As punishment,

The role divine intervention play in Aristophanes's allegory is that the third kind of human have been punished be half as powerful. They learned to work together in order to be in harmony. We as humans must work together to survive and experience all parts of life then we will be satisfied just as much being the form of both female and male. This is what he might intend to symbolize by depicting Zeus as the creator of fragmented

In the play Prometheus Bound, there were many powerful characters that played a huge role in the rise of Prometheus; there is one character alone that is worth talking about. In the play, Zeus is a relatively new God in Greece. He recently became the God of Olympus. Many of the Greeks come to find out what type of God he will be. When situations arise throughout the play, Zeus shows his ruler ways in not such a good light. He is mostly described in the play to be a cruel, vengeful, and dictatorial God. Even in tough situations, Zeus still acted in a vengeful manner. A great example of his vengeance towards Prometheus, he ordered Hephaesteus to chain Prometheus to a cliff, in hope he will die, but Prometheus is a Titian, therefore he cannot die. This part in particular stood out when reading the play; Zeus shows his cruel, vengeful, and dictatorial