CLASS 40 Chapter Notes - Chapter WEEK 5 - 10: Zeus, Old Age, Athena
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Matter plants animals humans. Humans were made in the image of god. The gods made different generations of people. They all learned a lesson and didn"t have a plan. When the fire (essential in life) was taken away, all the evils were released from the jar. **major theme: life is hard but if you deal with people fairly and with justice, you will succeed. One praised by friends and other found blameworthy. The harsh one fosters evil war and the fray of battle. The better one, night"s elder daughter, son of kronos stirs even the shiftless on to work. The gods keep livelihood hidden from men. Zeus devised sorrows and troubles for men. Zeus hid fire but prometheus stole it back from him. The clouds cursed prometheus for stealing the fire, which was to charm the hearts of all men as they hug their own doom.
