I couldn't find the moral of the Greek Myth where "Prometheus" give human fire, and was punished by zeus, and chained on Caucasus Mts. If anyone can think of any morals for the story, please let me knoww~~~i have a Project due tomorrow and I cant find the answer .....T^T........... help ~..
2007-02-21 10:34:37 · 13 answers · asked by pompom 2 in Society & Culture ➔ Mythology & Folklore
If you steal from the gods you will be cruelly punished?
And become famous?
I think there is no single answer and you can find your own morals of the story by thinking about it. What did Prometheus do?
For me the moral is if you pit yourself against powerful forces, you may benefit others, discover great things and advance human understanding, but the personal cost is often very high. Not every innovator is feted like an Einstein, many are treated as prophets before their time, despised and punished.
2007-02-21 10:45:37 · answer #1 · answered by Wave 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Prometheus Greek Mythology
2016-10-03 02:49:21 · answer #2 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Story Of Prometheus
2016-12-12 04:42:55 · answer #3 · answered by gandarilla 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Either don't disobey higher authorities or you will be punished, or don't be afraid to make sacrifices, just like Prometheus sacrificed himself for the good of man in the Myth.
2016-01-10 03:54:59 · answer #4 · answered by Dee Hen 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
In my opinion the story of Prometheus introduces the concept of self-sacrifice against the forces of power, especially Zeus, the oppressor of mankind. Prometheus spoke truth to this power and his aims were humanistic, so his altruistic sacrifice to overthrow the tyranny of the Gods should make sense even in our days.
To see what I mean perhaps I should cite Prometheus' story along with that of Jesus' who also sacrificed himself to save mankind. Although there are differences: Zeus was a tyrant, God is our Father so they don't compare there etc.
Anyway, to me that's the moral of this story.
2007-02-22 12:32:44 · answer #5 · answered by stardom65 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
"Prometheus (whose name means 'foreknowledge') possessed prophetic knowledge of the person who would one day overthrow Zeus, but refused to divulge this information.--Prometheus Bound is an Ancient Greek play. It is traditionally attributed to Aeschylus, but is now considered by some scholars to be the work of another hand.
Aeschylus' work has a strong moral and religious emphasis particularly concentrated on man's position in the cosmos in relation to the gods, divine law, and divine punishment."--retrieved from Wikipedia-- I hope it helps.
2007-02-21 11:01:00 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
The moral?
There's not a moral, it's just the story of Lucifer in the garden of Eden.
The moral was supposed to be that sometime you must turn against your superior and do what is right for the little guys.
Since that meant the glorification of Lucifer in the bible, the christians eliminated this "moral" from the story, and now it is thought to be a moral-less tale, more of a historical kind of thing.
2007-02-21 10:39:05 · answer #7 · answered by Albert Hall 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
"Myths" really don't have morals, they are supposed to explain the hows and whys of the world at the time. Prometheus' story being "how mankind got fire and why we make sacrifices to the gods".
~~ Abaddon
2007-02-22 06:16:34 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
There are makes use of of the be conscious "fable" which at the instant are not dismissive. fable is the foundation for many social institutions, international locations, human beings and faith. The "tale" of how the folk interior the social enterprise are related is their "fable".
2016-11-24 22:42:26 · answer #9 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
defying the powers that be may be the right thing to do, but they may carry a heavy price.
2007-02-21 10:38:06 · answer #10 · answered by kent_shakespear 7 · 3⤊ 0⤋