Don_Dickle@lemmy.world to Asklemmy@lemmy.ml · 3 months agoIf Prometheus stole fire to give to humans. Why was he in trouble? Because could not Zeus lightning strikes on earth create fire? Kind of seems like punishing a person for doing what you do.message-squaremessage-square41fedilinkarrow-up196arrow-down18
arrow-up188arrow-down1message-squareIf Prometheus stole fire to give to humans. Why was he in trouble? Because could not Zeus lightning strikes on earth create fire? Kind of seems like punishing a person for doing what you do.Don_Dickle@lemmy.world to Asklemmy@lemmy.ml · 3 months agomessage-square41fedilink
minus-squareCarbonIceDragonlinkfedilinkarrow-up9arrow-down1·3 months agoI don’t think these myths are meant to be taken completely literally, but in any case, Zeus isn’t exactly the most upstanding and consistent deity out of all mythologies.
I don’t think these myths are meant to be taken completely literally, but in any case, Zeus isn’t exactly the most upstanding and consistent deity out of all mythologies.