The Modern Day Version Of Prometheus By Mary Shelley

The myth I am doing my essay on is Prometheus. Prometheus is a Greek story, but the person who translated the story is Mary Shelley. Mary’s Frankenstein is the modern day version of Prometheus; he wants to give humans the power of technology that can lead to immortality. In the Greek myth, Prometheus wants to give humans fire. So they both want to give humans something that gods possess. Prometheus suffers by being chained to a rock for eternity and has his liver eaten everyday by an eagle. Frankenstein’s punishment is a daily thing, he messed with something that no man should man mess with, and he pays for it by his family being killed off one by one. Both of their punishments are slow. I believe that there are a few messages in the myth; message number one obey the higher power, message number two, don’t be afraid to make sacrifices, message three good people are punished for doing a good, message four, one mistake can cost you everything, and message five gods can be hypocrites.
Prometheus was the son of Titan Lapetus, he was also on the Titans side during the battle of the titans. He was not punished like the other titans, because he helped Zeus in the war. Prometheus and Zeus had a good relationship, until humans started to become more advanced because of Prometheus. The Titan loved
Prometheus the statue was created by American sculptor Paul Manship in 1934. Prometheus is located in Lower Plaza, New York. Paul Manship created the statue because he was fascinated with mythology. The Prometheus statue in Rockefeller center is 18 feet tall, weighs eight tons, and it’s made from cast bronze. The statue shows Prometheus moving forward, handing fire off to humans, he is surrounded by the sea, and encircled by the heavens. The statue represents humans moving forward and searching for knowledge. Aeschylus said “Prometheus, Teacher in Every Art, Brought the Fire That Hath Proved to Mortals a Means to Mighty