CLA204H5 Chapter Notes - Chapter 5-7: Twelve Olympians, Cronus, Cup-Bearer
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Creation of mortals is speculated but generally assumed that they were created by prometheus. Made human race by mixing primeval earth and water (earth contained divine seed = humans. Prometheus known to be clever and inventor of many things are superior beings) Zeus envies prometheus and feels threatented because of his intelligence and wit. Prometheus tricks him and serves him ox fat and bones during mecone. Zeus gets angry and removes fire from trees that humans depended on to cook food. Prometheus"s gift to humans: taught them brickmakng, calender, woodworking, numbers, writing, medicine, prophecy from dreams etc. Zeus creates pandora to get back pandora orders hephaestus to mold water and clay to create her form, athena to teach her womanly skill, aphrodite to crown her with desire, hermes to give her theivish morals. Prometheus offered zeus something that looked good on the outside (ox fat) but bad on the inside (bones) so he does the same with pandora.
