Prometheus Bound

out and bound her to the chair. She was stuck. She begged and begged Hephaestus to let her up. She called out to other Gods for help. Nobody, but Hephaestus, could help her. Hephaestus said he would only release her if he was allowed back on Mount Olympus and got his own throne among all biggest, more powerful Gods. After some protesting they came to an agreement. Hephaestus would be allowed back on Mount Olympus as a God and the blacksmith of the Gods, if he released Hera from the bounds of her new

theme of isolation is The Modern Prometheus. Prometheus was a son one of the last Titans. He was isolated like Frankenstein's creature, as Prometheus stole fire from Zeus and gave it to a man, one of the sons of God. Victor Frankenstein gave life to the monster and was isolated for his creation, as God only creates life. In the Modern Prometheus, fire was a gift from Zeus similar to life as a gift from God in Frankenstein. Both Prometheus and Frankenstein had to face the

The Modern Prometheus Did Mary Shelley initially title her work about Victor Frankenstein and his creation The Modern Prometheus solely because of the glaring similarities between their stories? That is a question that is often discussed, but a conclusion rarely arrives. One of the possible reasons for this could be because there are many different interpretations of the Promethean myth, which are mainly based on the ambiguous nature of the story. The parallels between the Promethean myth and

Frankenstein is similar to that of a Greek tragedy and namely the myth of the titan, Prometheus. The characters as well as the plot are all similar between the two stories. Many have argued that Frankenstein is based on the Prometheus myth. I will attempt to show that there are many different parts of Frankenstein that are remarkably similar to the myth and draw a comparison between the two stories. The story of Prometheus is similar in many ways to that of Frankenstein. In Frankenstein, Victor uses all

Greeks believed that creativity derived from the titan Prometheus, who was given a command by Zeus to create creatures to fill the earth. After doing so, Prometheus took special attention to man, forging a special bond with them. Against Zeus’s wishes, he stole what is described as the “sun’s fire” (considered to be the gift of creativity) and gifted it to man. Zeus, angered at Prometheus’s rebellion, punished both Prometheus and man. Prometheus was destined to be chained to a mountaintop, where an

of discovering the natural law of the universe and the thirst for scientific knowledge were being spread all across Europe. Mary Shelley incorporates these ideas with Victor Frankenstein's thirst for dangerous knowledge, and through allusions of Prometheus and the Genesis story. Shelley not only incorporates other supplementary readings into Frankenstein, but uses feminist literary theory as a way to put to life the idea of women’s inferiority to men. Women in the 18th century were often referred

created his first impression towards his creator. Shelley’s background writing style in this novel is based off a Gothic subgenre. Her novel uses numerous symbolisms that are used throughout the novel, one is derived from the Greek mythology of Prometheus. Frankenstein, mainly focused around inequality in the world, ignorance against knowledge, killers explained from the viewpoint of the killers, and feminist’s vantage point about the quality of men and women. Christians believe The Holy Bible is

fire through a Greek Titan, named Prometheus. The story begins with Zeus, the leader of the Olympus, sending Prometheus to the mortal world to create mankind with clay and water. While Prometheus working on his own creation, he grew love towards mankind, and sympathized with how little power Zeus wanted mankind to have. Therefore, Prometheus stole fire from Zeus and gave it to mankind. After Zeus acknowledged the theft of fire, he was enraged by the action of Prometheus. Afterwards, Zeus punished his

John Hammond is in many ways Victor Frankenstein's parallel. He is the reckless creator of new life, although instead of bringing humans back to life, he resurrects extinct animals. Like Victor, Hammond comes to terms with the error of his ways. Crichton may also be commenting on the corrupting nature of business, an element that is absent from Frankenstein, in that Hammond's pursuits are not only scientific but also economic, which is frowned upon in the book and movie. Frankenstein and Jurassic

Greek Mythological Creatures In the past the Greeks were not as technologically advance as we are today, they base their explanations for strange events or occurrence with mythological gods or creatures. One of the creatures made by the Greeks was Cerberus. In the article “Cerberus” by Funk & Wagnalls New World Encyclopedia, it says a Cerberus is a three headed dog with a dragon tail that guards the underworld. In the stories it says “Only a few heroes escaped this creature. He permitted all spirits