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Article: Prometheus unbound. (character in Greek mythology)
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- Free Inquiry
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- September 22, 1994
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Prometheus serves as a symbol for those who reject the reigning theistic orthodoxies and who criticize the temptation of men and women to deify and worship the dark unknown in an effort to appease their fears of death. Prometheus is also a symbol for those who wish to use human achievements, especially technology, to improve the human condition and are willing to shape nature in order to fulfill our needs and purposes.
The Promethean myth is Hellenistic in origin. It has inspired countless generations of protesters, atheists, secularists, and humanists who herald Prometheus' heroic virtues. Pitted against this myth are the Mosaic, Christian, and Islamic revelatory ...
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Article: Prometheus Bound: Part III.
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... ... shall hurl Him from His might; And this too not in dark mysterious speech, But tell each point out clearly. Give me not, Prometheus, task of double journey. Zeus, Thou seest, is not with such words appeased. Prom. Stately of utterance, full of haughtiness ...
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