Don_Dickle@lemmy.world to Asklemmy@lemmy.ml · 4 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-square39fedilinkarrow-up195arrow-down18
arrow-up187arrow-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 · 4 months agomessage-square39fedilink
minus-squareEnsign_Crab@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up79·4 months agoThe Greek pantheon wasn’t known for being just or consistent. And technically, Prometheus didn’t even steal anything. The gods could still make fire as they pleased. Prometheus pirated fire. And the punishments for piracy are worse than theft.
minus-squarechaosCruiser@futurology.todaylinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up17·4 months agoYou wouldn’t download fire…
minus-squareteawrecks@sopuli.xyzlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·4 months agoPrometheus: “If you can’t own fire, then stealing it isn’t piracy.” Zeus: “I can own fire.” Prometheus: “oh.”
The Greek pantheon wasn’t known for being just or consistent. And technically, Prometheus didn’t even steal anything. The gods could still make fire as they pleased.
Prometheus pirated fire. And the punishments for piracy are worse than theft.
You wouldn’t download fire…
Prometheus: “If you can’t own fire, then stealing it isn’t piracy.”
Zeus: “I can own fire.”
Prometheus: “oh.”