The Defiance of Prometheus

The Greek god Prometheus descended from the race of the Titans, the gods that ruled the world before the reign of the Olympians, who were headed by the ruthless Zeus. The playwright Aeschylus portrays Promotheus as a friend and protector of humanity against the enmity and tyranny of Zeus.

Zeus wanted human beings to remain in their primitive and powerless condition, Prometheus defied the will of Zeus by bringing fire and civilization to human beings. For his “crime,” Zeus had Prometheus fastened to the face of a granite mountain and sent a giant eagle to eat at his insides. His…