By:Period H

Who was Prometheus?Titan Was a son of a sea nymphAtlas and Epimethus were his

brothersGod of fireHersione was his wife

The MythHe was a rebelTried to return fire to the humansWas punished by ZeusWas chained to a rock and was

tortured by a vultureWas saved by half human half

horse(centaur)named Chiron

What did Prometheus do?Prometheus had to…….Determine how sacrifices were to

be made to the godsCreated creatures/humans

A Little Bit About Frankenstein’s Creature

Frankenstein was the person who created the monster

The creature was constructed of body parts

Frankenstein and society rejected the monster

Was miserable

Prometheus and Frankenstein linked

Both Frankenstein and Prometheus are stories of creation

Frankenstein creates his monster In the myth Prometheus, humans

and other creatures are created.

Prometheus and Frankenstein linked cont.

Zeus dislikes the creatures createdFrankenstein shuns his creatureThey both go against nature

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