PROMETHEUS AND THE CREATION OF MANKIND
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- PROMETHEUS AND THE CREATION OF MANKIND
When Zeus tasked Prometheus and Epimetheus to create beings to inhabit the world, Epimetheus made a fundamental mistake that cost Prometheus his freedom.
And Zeus shows he is not just a god, but a wrathful king when pushed to it.
Living Mythology is an attempt to entertain, relax and educate all in the one place. We are trying to forge narratives so that people can experience the religions and mythologies of the world as they were meant to be. Not as dry academic monoliths, but as living breathing tales and parables as experienced by the peoples who worshipped these beings, in an attempt to make sense of their own lives and the world around them.
This channel is in its infancy, so we hope to improve and develop it as we gain more experience.
All of the tales are taken from very conflicting traditions across many centuries, so there will be many a moment when decisions need to be made to create a more cohesive narrative. If we present something that seems to be in contrast to details, rest assured we have researched many forms of the traditions and come to the conclusions we have done to form the videos.
There will NEVER be total agreement on any of these narratives due to the history and differing ways they developed over the centuries.
These videos are for entertainment and an easy gateway to the subject. If you wish more academic details then please direct your attention to the wide source material and others who perform those types of academic video essays.
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PROMETHEUS AND THE CREATION OF MANKIND
When Zeus tasked Prometheus and Epimetheus to create beings to inhabit the world, Epimetheus made a fundamental mistake that cost Prometheus his freedom.
And Zeus shows he is not just a god, but a wrathful king when pushed to it.
PATREON: patreon.com/user?u=83558783
Living Mythology is an attempt to entertain, relax and educate all in the one place. We are trying to forge narratives so that people can experience the religions and mythologies of the world as they were meant to be. Not as dry academic monoliths, but as living breathing tales and parables as experienced by the peoples who worshipped these beings, in an attempt to make sense of their own lives and the world around them.
This channel is in its infancy, so we hope to improve and develop it as we gain more experience.
All of the tales are taken from very conflicting traditions across many centuries, so there will be many a moment when decisions need to be made to create a more cohesive narrative. If we present something that seems to be in contrast to details, rest assured we have researched many forms of the traditions and come to the conclusions we have done to form the videos.
There will NEVER be total agreement on any of these narratives due to the history and differing ways they developed over the centuries.
These videos are for entertainment and an easy gateway to the subject. If you wish more academic details then please direct your attention to the wide source material and others who perform those types of academic video essays.
Written, created by Lightbringer
Narrated by Baldermort and Lightbringer
PATREON: patreon.com/user?u=83558783
TWITTER: twitter.com/LivinMythology
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The small comment Athena made about Owls made me so happy.
Parts like that are what makes these scripts so great.
Even outside of 40k baldermort still shines in narrations
Yasser another baldermort supporter. Cool hey sup bro. 😎 😅
I would go as far as to say he is suitable to be considered as good a narrator as Morgan Freeman.
@@SamtheIrishexan that, I'll agree with you.
The love Prometheus has for us, his great work, is truly amazing. The fact that he knew from the start that he would punished for stealing the fire and giving it back to Man, and doing it anyway. We owe so much to our Father's love, bravery, and sacrifice. And I also love that Athena was supportive of him, and stood aside when she caught him. She's always appreciated our capacity for wisdom.
I'm glad you enjoyed our tale!
It's good to hear our version is appreciated! Prometheus is a fun tale - and he pops up again a few times!
And Athena is involved in the creation of man in some myths and their were close associations between the two deities. I believe prometheus didn't have temples, but had a shrine of sorts in Athens, one of Athena's cities. It's fun to include details that represent the info we can't include in a story format. Thank you for watching!
- Lightbringer
Please give us the story of Hercules freeing Prometheus!
He rejected the first woman
The mythology can’t decide if all these creatures already existed “on their plane” or whether they were new considering they had transformed into many of the “new” animals with the 🦉 bit obviously heavily laden in meaning.
This story has fundamentally changed the way I see Prometheus and Epimetheus entirely. They are not just forethought and afterthought. Both represent the best and worst aspects of being a father, mother, or guardian raising children. Prometheus, being forethought, is patient, wise, and calculating, seeing an infinite potential within infinite future possibilities. But he is slow to act as a result of always looking to the future. Because of this, his creations, while complex, are lacking critical survival needs. As such, his "children" are nearly helpless without the gift of fire, and are unable to properly survive without it. Epimetheus, being afterthought, is impulsive, reckless, and daring, seeing infinite beauty and wonder within the present moment. But he is too quick act as a result of always living in the present. His creations can survive without dependence on external forces. But they will never achieve any sort of development beyond immediate survival needs as they lack complexity. If you combine both of their gifts into one child, nothing would be beyond their abilities. They can survive in the moment and properly defend themselves physically when danger presents itself. But they can also learn and adapt when they are physically outclassed and retain that knowledge for future use. When I listened to your story and the fate of Prometheus, it is exactly what the actions of a father would be. There is no punishment or pain they wouldn't suffer to give their children a future. As always, you continue to outdo yourselves. Keep up the good work. 🤠
P.S
Zeus is a petty asshole 😂
Zeus was right, that way why he sent both prometheus and epimethues, to mask out each other weaknesses, but still prometheus with all his fore thought was hindered by his feelings
As far as I know, Prometheus does get freed by Heracles eventually. Which as titan of forethought, he probably knows. Imagine the smug look on his face when he tells Zeus that everything went all according to plan.
‘But I will stand before you again Zeus, this is not the end’ - Prometheus will pop up again for sure my friend :) And perhaps be a little smug 😂
- Lightbringer
I must say Prometheus’s story is pretty lit 🔥
But the ending is pretty gut wrenching.
Ayyyeeee that’s a good one!
- Lightbringer
You made me laugh out loud with this, very clever.
Yep, Prometheus is the one god that actually looked out for us at the start in Greek Mythos. I have a fondness for the Gods in any mythology that like and help humans, cause Humans mostly won't.
Great episode as always, keep up the good work. :)
Prometheus must be Enki
Don’t say humans, say man. Because he did reject the first woman and advised his brother to do so as well even though his brother insisted accepted the first woman, Pandora crafted by Hephaestus and gifted by all the Gods
Which is why mankind should have only worshipped him instead of Zeus the Goose.
@@The_ZeroLine should women also worship him?
Awesome! I can't wait for Pandoras Box. Also since spring time is on its way it would be amazing to hear the myth of Persephone, My favorite myth of them all.
I love that you offer more than one perspective on these stories, it really fleshes out the characters so they feel like us.
Thank you so much! That’s our whole goal here! We’re happy it comes across well and you enjoy it !!! Thank you for watching!
- Lightbringer
Wonderful video, I really liked it. Nice to learn the full story of Prometheus
Glad you enjoyed it! Good to see ya again Bohdan Bilas!
- Lightbringer
The Emperor, beloved by all, stealing Fire from the Chaos Gods makes me wonder if He’s also Prometheus in human form…
This is the best mythology channel ever
The ancients i think didnt knew that one makes fire in wild by friction of two stones, or simply by the sun... but fine allegory anws... love the way its been told ❤
I appreciate that this not only tells the story but expands on it in its own way. So many just repeat the common way of telling it but legends and myths are meant to be retold by a story teller and not a single script :)
We are trying to continue the oral tradition of mythology and legends! Thank you for watching, we’re trying to give it a new twist - it’s the same tales but with more details and emotion than the usual rehashing of events ! We try to put some life back into the old stories!
@@livingmythology1405 Its very well done, especially as someone who loves Greek stories 👍
I never realized how much Zeus hated/disliked mankind! How so very different from our Heavenly Father: "For behold, this is my work and my glory-to bring to pass the immortality and eternal life of man." Moses 1:39 Thank you both for this great telling!
Well at this time we were nothing more then exhibits at a zoo to them.. Something to be viewed and throw peanuts..
Two primitive to offer meaningful worship or veneration and add in that we symbolize the defiance of Prometheus.. Not to mention we seem to hold the attention of the various minor gods/goddesses & so instead of praising Zeus they were looking at us..
Kings hate it when they aren’t the center of attention when they want it..
Thanks again for all your work on this Mr.B. and Lightbringer. It is much appreciated. As always, Greetings from Kilkenny, R.O.I 🇮🇪
The narration reaches theough to the core of me. Great voices and infliction.
Thank you so much ! I'm so glad you enjoyed it!
And the fact that it moved you is the best thing to hear!
- Lightbringer
Thank you , LM .
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Thank you too! LC🐺
- Lightbringer
@@livingmythology1405 My pleasure ,Your hard work , and for that I thank you .
🐺
This is the most incredible mixed media presentation on the Greek mythology EVER PRODUCED! I am almost sad I couldn’t watch these as a child because these exact videos were everything I wanted to hear ANd more. Legitimately stunned by the titanomamchy in its total complexity and completeness.
My goodness it’s lovely to hear it’s everything you want! We made them because we wanted something like this in the world - it’s great to find people who share our love of mythology and like our stories of it! Thank you my friend ! We hope you stick around and enjoy the tales to come!
- Lightbringer
Prometheus gives Fire and knowledge to Mankind
Humanity: Thanks Prometheus
(Prometheus getting punished) 🤕
Humanity: (killing each other with fire over said knowledge, destroying and hoarding it)
Prometheus: 😞
😂😂😂 this is amazing !
- Lightbringer
I wasn’t aware of Prometheus’s backstory and his involvement with humans, thank you again, another wonderful video
This feels like the end... I feel like a kid at the end of the party...I know another video will drop eventually, but the previous videos have been such a fully immersive narration/voice acting that I truly feel like something is being taken away from me. For all the people, I, a humble servant, DEMAND more fantastic, amazing, wonderful videos from Baldy and LightB. WE NEED MORE!!!! WE NEED MORE!!!!
Excellent job Baldy family. You know it is a "job well done" when your fans walk out of the theatre thirsting for another round.
Amazing reading voice, exactly how I would expect the voice of a God to sound.
Just binged about 6 hours straight of this. Well done.
Oh my goodness! Thank you for watching so much of our work! I'm so glad you have enjoyed it !
- Lightbringer
I watched this because when I was born, Mercury was a morning star making it Promethean, which gives it the nature of eager Gemini, that of forethought. I tend to be more future-oriented in my thinking.
Mercury is your mind. 🌑🧠🙂
If Mercury was an evening star when you were born, it is Epimethean, giving it the nature of certain Virgo, which is associated with afterthought.
I have liver disease and my brother's a Virgo.
I know you've probably have been asked this an infinite amount of times, but I would love to see and hear what you would do with "The Silmarillion". Your word construction is one to be envied, my dear. Fantastic job!
Thank you so much, again my friend! You flatter us haha - We love lord of the rings and the works of J.R.R. Tolkien but there would probably be some copy right issues haha.
So we shall stick to mythology for now but maybe some day...
One can dream
- Lightbringer
When you run out of greek stories I bet you could have a lot of fun with the norse ones, lots of humour in them.
I would love to see some of your interpretations of old testament stories too, but I can understand if you're a bit hesitant to go with the stories of living religions.
Good job Unk!!!! This is awesome 🙌🏾🙌🏾
Well done Sista B🙌🏾🙌🏾🙌🏾
The single most inspiring story from the ancient Greeks, at least in my humble opinion
The wait is always more than worth it
Thank goodness! I’m so happy it was worth it, I was worried when I couldn’t get it out last week!
- Lightbringer
Recently discovered this channel and your content is excellent! Subscribed. Thank you x
Welcome aboard! We hope you enjoy the tales to come
- Lightbringer
This was great! Thank you for making it.
Your telling is so good. It makes the myths come to life!! You are hitting the mark.
Glad you think so! Thank you for watching !
- Lightbringer
Thank you for this. I really do get a deeper perspective for the stories of old. Not just good v evil but circumstances playing out over time. The only injustice is how your channel does not have more subscribers
Thank you for kindness and your compliments my friend! We just love what we get to do!
- Lightbringer
Amazing as always. Keep up the great work!👍
NEW VIDEO WOOHOO! Can't wait to watch after work!
Edit: And of course it was incredible! Thank you for continuing to make these works of art, Lightbringer and Baldermort!
Wooooo! Its great to hear you enjoyed it my friend! Thanks for tuning in again!
- Lightbringer
Thank you for another video.
Really enjoy the stories on this channel
Wonderful narration! This is brilliant! Can't wait to see what you do with Pandora and her box.
Another great video!
Amazing narration and story. Love the way these are done.
I am really liking this new channel.
I like it. I humbly ask for more and hope you enjoy making these videos.
Love the Easter Egg of Athena having a fondness for humans more than the animals Promethus' brother made, except "the owl"
It's so lovely when people notice the little hints and clues! So glad you liked it !
- Lightbringer
Loved it
How'd this one sneak past me? 🤔 Oh, well. I shall rectify this by enjoying the video now.
Great narration as always team!
Thank you so much! Glad you enjoyed it!
- Lightbringer
In hindsight. Epemiphius's 'squandering' the gifts perhaps was a blessing. Zeus would not be threatned by these creatures. There was no reasonable way for them to challenge the God's supremacy. Mimic yes, but surpass? Not without intervention from other divinities. And that is why they make the best games pieces. In the hands of haphistus this or that person might be a forger of renown, or someone who takes haphistus's creations and makes use of them.
A champeon of athena might bea great hero, or a doctor, or a general.
In this we are still very much the clay we were made from.
And yet even wit hthis Zeus felt utterly betrayed by promethus's stealing of fire and shows in spite of everything. In spite of all the lessons and trials.
He is still his father's son and this gives great context for the 'why' of prometheus's punishment. Sacraficial law had been made and zeus had seemingly been tricked in a bid to allow his creations to live and then when zeus repaid this 'trick' prometheus without hesitation akd knowing damned well what would happen. Defied his lord to ensure they would live.
Bless you for bringing these stories to life. my niece loves them.
Great video really enjoying the Greek mythology keep up the good work
Thank you, will do! Hope you enjoy the stories to come!
- Lightbringer
this is my favorite story, ranking only second behind the aeneid. That might be an interesting avenue to explore later on?
tell of the fall of troi, one perspective dem filthy greeks, then switch and tell it from the roman perspective, maybe even some named character, or do what you do best and create your own narrative.
mythology with you lots as VAs is absolute bliss
Free my boy promethius! He did nothing wrong!
Don't worry. Hercules already did it.
u guys are so good thanku
Thank you for watching!
- Lightbringer
That was AMAZING!!!...WTF AMAZING!!! 😮😊
Thank you so much my friend! It is a gift to see our work enjoyed!
- Lightbringer
Spiritual fire earth air fire water
Wonderful dramatic narration!
Thank you so much!
- Lightbringer
The mythology can’t decide if all these creatures already existed “on their plane” or whether they were new considering they had transformed into many of the “new” animals with the 🦉 bit obviously heavily laden in meaning.
Hail lucifer. The bringer of light. The morning star. The phosphorous. Prometheus
Lit
😂
- Lightbringer
Zeus: prophecy says a son will be stronger then me and will overthrow me.. it happened to both my father and grandfather..
Gaia: How bout you Just try and be a Good father & husband..
Zeus: That’s absurd, that will never work grandmother.. Besides I am the best father, look at Athena.. Now I got to go punish Prometheus for loving his mud children..
It happens to every father!
*Prometheus gives Fire and knowledge to Mankind*
Humanity: KILL! MAIM!! BURN!!!
I have a personal theory that because of Iapetus. Prometheus, Epimethus and their brothers Represent the four aspects of mortality. Spirit, Soul, Body and mind
That is truly fascinating! We hadn't considered this reading before, but what fun it is! Thank you for sharing!
- Lightbringer
Can you guys please do a video for ares
We shall in time my friend - but we shall be exploring other mythologies first for a while!
- Lightbringer
Unrelated, but when you do an episode on the minotaur, im just saying Iv had Icarus melting tattooed on my entire forearm for 12 years. I lived up to it, leveled out before I burned anymore than I had....
Because I assume your preamble will include the building of the labyrinth. Or something of the sort.
when do you plan to make the Typhon fight?
A comment for the algorithm.
When I die I hope my family can get baldy to do the eulogy
I give it love is my gift to u.for ever more u hurt other u hurt u as u did it.
If u no it ..if u don't no it u will.
🤟🤟🤟🤟🤟🤟🤟🤟
And so the man of power the tyrant and king does what he doesn't want to do for fear of losing his power.
Reminds me of an other tale... one about a ring that grants you enormous power but makes you a slave, a thinned out wraith, not your self anymore.
What does it help a man if he wins the world if he loses hos soul.
I don't blame Zeus for what he did, we humans can make a mess of things especially with fire, but neither did Prometheus. I see it as a father choosing his children above all else and a king that deals the hand he is dealt
Wonderfully put my friend !
- Lightbringer
Nah he went to far 😂
@@kingjoe4893Eh, examples need to be made
With a hart so true it hurt me to give it to u for I new u could never be I I b.
Prometheus is the Satan/Lucifer of Greek mythology, Blessed Be.
Phong: I am a practitioner of vodoun so I don't believe in Satan, Blessed Be.
Interesting, so you would believe that say abrahamic religions are a corruption of the gods that oppose Prometheus?
Jetty: no, I just believe Pagan God's are outside the realm of Abrahamic faiths, Blessed Be.
@@baronghede2365 ok im probably wrong but it feels like somehow Jesus could had been associated with a great solar deity and linked with maybe Prometheus.
I wonder what would happen if Gaia made babies with Hades or Thanatos.
They’d make hippies.
So I can tell from comments that the male voice actor is connected to Warhammer. But he isn’t the voice of the prophet in the Total War games is he?
NO. he runs a warhammer lore channel.
Long Live the Ancient Dreams!
Woooo !!!
- Lightbringer
Please do ares
One day we shall definitely cover ares
- Lightbringer
Bones and Fat for the God's they agreed
I cannot find any primary souce mentioning Athena helping prometheus create mankind, does anyone know where this detail came from?
Hey there - I have included some primary sources below, but Athena is mentioned in many versions of the tale. From just the fact that it is called Hephaestus and Athena's forge/workshop - To versions where it is Prometheus and Athena who are ordered to make man together.
Or the versions where Zeus commands Athena to 'give it life' - it is repeated in tales of Pandora - where Hephaestus makes Pandora out of mud and Athena breathes life into it.
But also there are rare versions of the tale where Prometheus was in love with Athena and that is part of why he is punished, interested but not included in many versions.
So including Athena in part of the creation process - is a slight nod to the references and different versions that include her, for one reason or another.
Besides we're storytellers! Hoping to tell a great story!
Mythology has so many different versions of events - sometimes we have to pick and choose and not everyone is happy and that's okay! We just hope you enjoy it and go and research more myths !
I hope this helps!
[sources-
Apollod. i. 7. § 1; Ov. Met. i. 81; Etym. Mag. s. v.Promêtheus
Zeus is said to have ordered him(prometheus) and Athena to make men out of the mud, and the winds to breathe life into them
Pseudo-Hyginus, Fabulae 142 (trans. Grant) (Roman mythographer C2nd A.D.) :
' Minerva [Athena] gave it life, and the rest of the gods each gave come other gift'
Schol. ad Apollon. Rhod. ii. 1249
Prometheus, in the legend, often appears in connection with Athena, e. g., he is said to have been punished on mount Caucasus for the criminal love he entertained for her
Plato, Protagoras 320c - 322a (trans. Jowett) (Greek philosopher C4th B.C.) :
"... Prometheus, not knowing how he could devise his salvation, stole the mechanical arts of Hephaistos (Hephaestus) and Athene (Athena), and fire with them."
Plato, Protagoras 320c - 322a (trans. Lamb) (Greek philosopher C4th B.C.) :
"Prometheus stole the mechanical arts of Hephaistos (Hephaestus) and Athene (Athena), and fire with them (they could neither have been acquired nor used without fire), and gave them to man . . .']
@@livingmythology1405 this is a huge help thank you so much, I've been digging for a while and haven't found any clues about this before.
I am also curious, who bestowed fire to mankind in the first place and how? I know Zeus took it away from mankind after the trick at Mecone, but who gave it to humanity in the first place? Are there any sources you have come across that mention this?
I wonder why Prometheus hates me.😅
You who, a man or woman? He definitely hates women
All faiths seem to carry similar story lines. 🤔🤔🤔
Perhaps because they are all from the same source.
Humans.
Our tales of caution or tales of morality all have similar cores - be kind to one another and be good. We aren't so different from one another really. For we are all just humans
- Lightbringer
Did you write this script??
Yes we did
- Lightbringer
@@livingmythology1405 very well done, it could have been written by Hesoid himself.
@@clarke4552 Very kind of you my friend!
- Lightbringer
sup
Hi HD> :)
Wasssssupppp
@@jamesyandsonsoutdooradvent9394 heya!
- Lightbringer
Not his just a a messenger
I sighed Heh and Sharted
Huh? What does this mean?
- Lightbringer
Ignorant gods..
Prometheus >>> Jesus.
What Hephaestus?