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Prometheus
World History Encyclopedia
English - March 30, 2018 09:48 - 4 minutes - 7.1 MB - ★★★★ - 11 ratingsEducation History Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
Prometheus, written by Mark Cartwright and narrated by Sarah Corso: https://www.worldhistory.org/Prometheus/
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In Greek mythology, the Titan Prometheus had a reputation as being something of a clever trickster and he famously gave the human race the gift of fire and the skill of metalwork, an action for which he was punished by Zeus, who ensured everyday that an eagle ate the liver of the Titan as he was helplessly chained to a rock.