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Structure
Interesting Questions, Facts and Information
- There are a total of 10 general entries.
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Interesting Questions, Facts, and Information
Prometheus
Iapetus. Prometheus is the son of Iapetus. The Grandson of Ocean and the great grandson of Uranus and Gaea.
On the Earth. He lived on the Earth while it was still barren and void of life. However he had great dreams of the beauty that it would soon become.
Zeus wished to destroy man for he believed that they were foul beasts. However Prometheus worked out peace between man and the gods. As a part of the peace agreement, men had to offer something up to the gods, what was it? | Prometheus the Titan
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They had to offer up a part of whatever food they caught.. The humans were required to offer up half of their food to Zeus in exchange for him not killing them. However Prometheus tricked Zeus into letting the men get the better parts of the food. Prometheus cut up the animal which was caught and put the tidbits into its bladder, which he wrapped in the rough hide of the animal. He then put all of the bones in a bundle and wrapped fat around the bones. He ask Zeus to pick which portion he would have, knowing full well that Zeus loved fat. Zeus picked the bones wrapped in fat. When he opened the bundle he was furious but having already of chosen, he could not take back his decision.
One day while the eagle was attacking Prometheus, a drop of his blood fell to the earth and from the blood sprang a magnificent plant. The ointment made from this plant, when rubbed on you, would make you invincible. For how long did it make you invincible? | Prometheus the Titan
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It would make you immortal for 24 hours. The ointment would make you invincible for a day, and it was used by Jason to acquire the golden fleece. It was given to him by the princess Medea who fell in love with him. However that story is for another day.
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