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In some versions of themyth, he is also credited with thecreation of humanity from clay.[3]Prometheus is known for his intelligence and for being achampionof humankind,[4]and is also generally seen as the author of the human arts and sciences.[5]He is sometimes presented as the father ofDeucalion, the hero of theflood story.[6][7][8]

The punishment of Prometheus for stealingfirefrom Olympus and giving it to humans is a subject of both ancient andmodern culture.Zeus, king of theOlympian gods, condemned Prometheus to eternal torment for his transgression. Prometheus was bound to a rock, and an eagle—the emblem of Zeus—was sent to eat his liver (in ancient Greece, the liver was thought to be the seat of human emotions). His liver would thengrow backovernight, only to be eaten again the next day in an ongoing cycle. According to several major versions of the myth, most notably that ofHesiod, Prometheus was eventually freed by theheroHeracles.[9][10]In yet more symbolism, the struggle of Prometheus is located by some atMount Elbrusor atMount Kazbek, two volcanic promontories in theCaucasus Mountainsbeyond which for the ancient Greeks lay the realm of thebarbari.[11]

In another myth, Prometheus establishes the form ofanimal sacrificepracticed inancient Greek religion.[12]Evidence of acultto Prometheus himself is not widespread. He was a focus of religious activity mainly atAthens, where he was linked toAthenaandHephaestus, who were the Greek deities of creative skills and technology.[13][14]

In theWesternclassical tradition, Prometheus became a figure who represented human striving (particularly the quest for scientific knowledge) and the risk of overreaching orunintended consequences. In particular, he was regarded in theRomantic eraas embodying the lone genius whose efforts to improve human existence could also result in tragedy:Mary Shelley, for instance, gaveThe Modern Prometheusas the subtitle to her novelFrankenstein(1818).