Man is an afterthought in Greek stories of origins.
Brothers Epimetheus and Prometheus finish the godlike chore of creating living creatures from clay. Epimetheus parcels out the gifts of nature among the animals, while men are left with nothing. With a name meaning “Afterthinker,” this might have been expected.
No traits are left after the animals are served. Prometheus then steals fire from the workshop of Hephaistos and gives it to mankind.
Zeus is more than a little annoyed by the theft and more so by the challenge to his power. He sentences the Titan to eternal torment and ties him to a rock. Zeus sends an eagle to eat Prometheus’ liver. Every day.
The choice of the liver is not random.
The liver is the source of human emotions in ...
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