Prometheus 普罗米修斯

Prometheus

PrometheuswasaTitan.InthewarbetweenZeusthegiantshehadstoodonthesideofthenewOlympiangods.Outoftheclayhemadethefirstman,towhomAthenagavesoulandholybreath.Prometheusspentalotoftimeandenergyincreatingthegiftoffire.Andfireraisedmanaboveallanimals.Later,thereheldajointmeetingofgodsandmen.Themeetingwastodecidewhatpartofburntanimalsshouldbegiventogodsandwhattomen.Prometheuscutupanoxanddivideditintotwoparts:undertheskinheplacedthefresh,andunderthefatheputthebones,forheknewtheselfishZeuslovedfat.ZeussawthroughthetrickandfeltdispleasedatthePrometheus’favortowardsmen.Soinamasterfulwayhetookawaythegiftoffirefrommankind.However,Prometheusmanagedtostealfirefromheavenandsecretlybroughtitdowntomen.Flyingintoanangeratthisunjustifiedactofrebellion,ZeuslettheothergodschainPrometheustoarockonMountainCaucasus,whereahungryeagleevertoreathisliverwhichevergrewagain.Hisperiodofpainwastobethirty-thousandyears.PrometheusfacedhisbitterfatefirmlyandneverlostcouragebeforeZeus.AtlastHeraclesmadePrometheusandZeusrestoretofriendship,whenHeraclescameoverinsearchofthegoldenappleandkilledtheeagleandsetthefriendofmankindfree.

普罗米修斯

普罗米修斯是泰坦巨人之一.在宙斯与巨人的战争中,他站在新的奥林波斯山神一边.他用粘土造出了第一个男人.雅典娜赋予了这个男人灵魂和神圣的生命.普罗米修斯还花费了很多时间和精力创造了火,并将之赠予人类.火使人成为万物之灵.在这之后,举行了第一次神与人的联席会议.这个会议将决定烧烤过的动物的哪一部分该分给神,哪一部分该给人类.普罗米修斯切开一头牛,把它分成两部分:他把肉放在皮下,将骨头放在肥肉下.因为他知道自私的宙斯爱吃肥肉.宙斯看穿了他的把戏.普罗米修斯偏袒人类,这使宙斯感到不快.因此,他专横地把火从人类手中夺走.然而,普罗米修斯设法窃走了天火,偷偷地把它带给人类.宙斯对他这种肆无忌惮的违抗行为大发雷霆.他令其他的山神把普罗米修斯用锁链缚在高加索山脉的一块岩石上.一只饥饿的老鹰天天来啄食他的肝脏,而他的肝脏又总是重新长出来.他的痛苦要持续三万年.而他坚定地面对苦难,从来不在宙斯面前丧失勇气.最后,海格立斯使普罗米修斯与宙斯恢复了他们的友谊,找到了金苹果,杀死了老鹰,因而解救了人类的老朋友.