Any other mythology stories out there similar to that of Prometheus?

[ShotgunSteven]

No, I don't mean THAT Prometheus.

I mean the one that is credited with stealing fire from the gods and giving it to man. Are there any other mythology stories out there along these lines?

The story of Adam and Eve actually has some parallels, except they were tempted to eat the fruit of the Tree of the Knowledge of Good and Evil, rather than given it as a gift by someone that stole it.

 

[StevenYoo]

the greeks have tons of myths like that.

so do the nords, and just about every other old civilization. The nordic myths sound really nifty

I just don't know any, haha.

 

[Geocentricity]

Sounds like the OP doesn't watch SG1 :brokenheart:

 

[xSauronx]

Originally posted by: ShotgunSteven
No, I don't mean THAT Prometheus.

I mean the one that is credited with stealing fire from the gods and giving it to man. Are there any other mythology stories out there along these lines?

The story of Adam and Eve actually has some parallels, except they were tempted to eat the fruit of the Tree of the Knowledge of Good and Evil, rather than given it as a gift by someone that stole it.

Ive been reading this and enjoyed it. I read through the Greek section already and didn't notice anything that parallels Prometheus giving fire to people, and after checking the index for Prometheus, I dont see any other similar stores (the author does a good job of referencing myths together, but brings up nothing similar on Prometheus at all, and doesnt mention him again after the Greek section ends)

 

[ShotgunSteven]

^BUMP!^ just in case anyone else knows of any mythological stories along these lines.

 

[blackdogdeek]

frankenstien

 

[dennilfloss]

The Prometheus myth bears striking similarities to the Adamic myth of the fall of man. The Promethean fire and the fruit from the Tree of Knowledge can be considered semiotic synonyms; there are clear links between Pandora and Eve. In fact the euphemistic name for Satan's former angelic form, Lucifer literally means "light bearer," which seems to hint at the image of Prometheus carrying the divine fire down to man. Of course, Satan was not called Lucifer until St. Jerome translated the Hebrew phrase heilel ben-schahar in the Latin Vulgate - many centuries after the account of the Fall of Man was written, making a Prometheus-Lucifer/Satan connection rather unlikely.

Such a reading seems to identify Yahweh as Zeus and the serpent/Satan as the Prometheus figure. This reading is problematic for Judeo-Christian readers, since it seems to suggest that Yahweh is jealous, vengeful and keen to restrict humankind, while presenting Satan as a Prometheus-like champion of humanity. Many Satanists have accepted Prometheus as an aspect of Satan. (see the article Satanism)

However, despite Prometheus' lack of respect for the gods, and somewhat selfless care for humanity, one could argue his actions were an attempt to fulfill an early Greek form of sexual repression. The idea of Prometheus being bound submissively at Caucasus whilst eaten by the eagle Ethon (perhaps a symbol for Zeus) refers to some attempt to envision Zeus eating at or perhaps penetrating Prometheus. His lack of interest for Pandora have some wondering if he was truly weary of the gods, or simply uninterested in the female form.