ABSTRACT
The Olympian gods of Greek mythology rose to power in a cataclysmic battle against the Titans, divine progeny of the primordial Sky God and Earth Mother. One of their clan, Prometheus, remained defiant in defeat, boldly stealing heavenly fire as a gift for mortals, a boon denied them by Zeus, the triumphant Olympian ruler. As punishment, Zeus had Prometheus chained to a cliff, where in perpetual solitude he suffered the daily torment of an eagle feasting on his liver. Lamenting his fate but never recanting, he was ultimately freed by Hercules and celebrated as mankind’s champion.
