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Who was Prometheus and how does he link to the novel Frankenstein?
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∙ 11y ago
Prometheus is the god protector of mankind. This is the whole legend of Prometheus:
One day, a quarrel broke because of a bull: no one agrees on the pieces that will be given to the gods and those that will be given to mankind. Prometheus was chosen to be the arbiter of the conflict. Prometheus makes two bags. In the first, there is all the flesh, but he hides it behind the stomach, which is the least delicious part of the animal. In the second, there are bones hidden under a layer of creamy white fat (Gods love to eat fat). Zeus chose the second bag. (That's why the ancient Greeks sacrificed only the fat and the bones of an animal).
When Zeus discovers the ruse, he punishes Prometheus by removing fire from mankind. Prometheus visits Athena to ask her to help him enter Olympus without being seen. She helps him. He steals fire from the gods and give it to mankind.
Zeus decides to avenge himself upon mankind. He asks Hephaestus to make a woman with clay and give her life. This woman is Pandora, the first woman. Zeus gives her a jar, in modern times referred to as a box, or casket, containing all the evils which can possibly beset mankind, and sends her to Epimetheus, the brother of Prometheus, and who - despite Prometheus' warning not to accept any gifts from the gods, takes her in. Out of curiosity, Pandora opens the jar and allows all the ills of mankind to escape into the world. Horrified, she frantically shuts the jar, but all the evils had escaped, leaving only Hope. Hope, of course, makes bearable all evils, so while mankind now has woman and, with her, all the bad things, humans also have Hope, so things aren't as terrible as they seem at first.
Increasingly irritated, Zeus orders to enchain Prometheus in the Caucasus Mountains, where a vulture will eat his self-regenerating liver all day, every day, for eternity. Later, Zeus is sorry for having inflicted this punishment on Prometheus because he once gave him a good advice: to not marry Thetis, in order to avoid having a child that would be more powerful than Zeus and grow up to dethrone him.
Zeus finally orders Heracles, or Hercules to the Romans, to release Prometheus. Since he condemned Prometheus to eternal punishment, Zeus saves face by telling Prometheus that, to give the impression of being still a prisoner, he must wear a ring made of metal chains. In other versions, Heracles slays the eagle and breaks Prometheus' chains, without instructions from Zeus.
There's little information on how Prometheus fared on gaining his freedom, but given Zeus' reputation, the Titan probably kept his head down and is still, somewhere, leading a very quiet and blameless life.
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∙ 13y ago
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∙ 11y agoThe subtitle of Mary Shelley's Frankenstein is The Modern Prometheus. In chapter nine of the text, Victor von Frankenstein states, "my heart overflowed with kindness and the love of virtue. I had begun life with benevolent intentions and thirsted for the moment when I should put them in practice and make myself useful to my fellow beings." This is an allusion to the story of Prometheus from Greek mythology. Prometheus stole fire from the gods for the betterment of humans. For this he is punished by being chained to a rock and having his liver plucked at daily by an eagle. Victor builds his monster only to be chased to the ends of the Earth by it.
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∙ 12y agoPrometheus comes from Greek mythology. He was a Titan that sided with the Olympians in the great war. He is tolerated by the Olympians and is given a large degree of freedom. It was he that made man out of lifeless clay. This is his first similarity with Dr. Frankenstein.
Through complex schemes Prometheus falls out of favour with the Olympians and is chained to a rock to forever have his liver feasted upon by an eagle. This incredible suffering is the second similarity to Dr. Frankenstein.
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∙ 11y agoIn Greek Mythology, Prometheus was the titan responsible for creating man out of mud. Dr. Frankenstein does this with the Frankenstein monster, except he uses body parts. Being a titan he came to a bad end, and this too can be linked to Dr Frankenstein's outcome.
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∙ 14y agoIn Greek legend Prometheus is credited with creating man out of mud. Dr. Frankenstein does much the same thing only out of used body parts.
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∙ 14y agoIn Greek Mythology Prometheus was the titan responsible for creating man. Being a titan he came to a bad end. Both these attributes can be linked to Dr. Frankenstein.
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∙ 13y agoDoctor Victor Frankenstein
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Was Frankenstein a robot?
Frankenstein wasn't a robot. He was a human, he was the scientist Albert Frankenstein who made the monster in the gothic novel, 'Frankenstein', the Modern Prometheus, by Mary Shelly.
How is Frankenstein compared with the modern Prometheus?
Prometheus was one who, in Greek mythology, stole fire from the gods and gave it to man. As punishment for his misdeeds, Zeus, chained Prometheus to a rock and sentenced him to have his innards pecked out everyday by vultures. Dr. Frankenstein is a fictional character in Mary Shelley's novel, Frankenstein, or, The Modern Prometheus. In the novel, the doctor creates life using ground-breaking technology and methodology. His experiments climax when he reanimates a dead man, which he had stitched together from several corpses of other dead men. Not moments after his creature had come to life, Frankenstein was filled with hate and disgust for his 'son'. Frankenstein was essentially 'punished'. He had stolen a gift of the gods -in this case life, as opposed to fire- and now had to have his innards eaten out, so to speak. His punishment was that he hated his own creation, which he thought he would love unconditionally. Frankenstein, or, The Modern Prometheus is a fantastic novel that can be seen as a trial of the soul, a political allegory, an existential work, representation of Greek mythology and so forth, but, what it ultimately tells the reader is a tale about human nature and discovering who you are and what your purpose is on Earth. Hope this helps!
Is Dracula real or is he a myth?
To create something living from non-living things. This was originally known as the Promethean myth as Prometheus created man from clay. However when the novel Frankenstein came along it usurped the older terminology. The novel Frankenstein is sub-titled 'The modern Prometheus'.
What was ovid's quote for the subtitle of Frankenstein?
The subtitle is: The Modern Prometheus.
Who created Frankenstein the monster?
The idea of Frankenstein the monster comes from Mary Shelley's Gothic novel Frankenstein. However, it is a common misconception that Frankenstein is the monster. In the novel Frankenstein is not the monster instead he is the man who creates the monster.
What was the name of the first novel about Frankenstein?
Frankenstein or The Modern Prometheus (by Mary Shelley).
Who is the athour of Frankenstein?
Mary Shelly wrote the novel Frankenstein: or, The Modern Prometheus.
Why did Shelley use Prometheus as a title for her novel?
The subtitle of Frankenstein is 'The modern Prometheus'. She did this to point out a similarity between the character in her book 'Doctor Frankenstein' and the mythical Titan Prometheus. Both created a human: Prometheus from clay, Frankenstein from dead bodies.
What is the full name of Frankenstein?
Victor Frankenstein Remember- Frankenstein is the creator not the monster!
Was Frankenstein a robot?
Frankenstein wasn't a robot. He was a human, he was the scientist Albert Frankenstein who made the monster in the gothic novel, 'Frankenstein', the Modern Prometheus, by Mary Shelly.
Who was Frankenstein in Mary Shelly's novel Frankenstein and what was another title for the book?
Frankenstein was the main character; the man who created the monster. The other title of the book is The Modern Prometheus.
Frankenstein is subtitled A Modern Prometheus who is Prometheus and what did he do?
This is a reference to the novel's themes of the over-reaching of modern man into dangerous areas of knowledge. ie - Dr Frankenstein did this when creating the monster. another reference that is interesting is that Prometheus stole fire from Zeus to share it with mankind, whereas in Frankenstein, the townsfolk use fire as the weapon to end the creature.
What does the subtitles of the novel suggest about Mary Shelley's character Frankenstein?
That he will be punished. == In the later versions of the Prometheus myth, Prometheus creates man from clay and water. It is thus Dr Victor Frankenstein who is the modern Prometheus, creating his monster from parts of dead people. And just as Prometheus was punished every day for stealing the secrets of the gods for mankind (namely how to make fire) , Frankenstein was punished by living in perpetual fear of his monster's revenge for stealing the secret of life from God.
What does the subtitle of the novel suggest about Mary Shelley character Frankenstein?
That he will be punished. == In the later versions of the Prometheus myth, Prometheus creates man from clay and water. It is thus Dr Victor Frankenstein who is the modern Prometheus, creating his monster from parts of dead people. And just as Prometheus was punished every day for stealing the secrets of the gods for mankind (namely how to make fire) , Frankenstein was punished by living in perpetual fear of his monster's revenge for stealing the secret of life from God.
How does chapter 5 of Frankenstein link to key themes in the novel?
it doesn't it does
Who is the aorthor of The Modern Prometheus?
Mary Shelly The Modern Prometheus is the subtitle of Frankenstein
What novel did Mary Shelley write?
Mary Shelley wrote the novel "Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus," published in 1818. It is considered a classic work of Gothic fiction and is often seen as one of the early examples of science fiction in literature.
