This book marks the first of the third year of reading "The Great Conversation". I can't believe I've finished two years of reading. I feel like I've accomplished something great by only reading, noting, and writing for about an hour a day.I love this story! Prometheus bound to a rock and tortured forever (because he's immortal) by Zeus, the tyrannical new king of the gods, because he gave humans tools to become independent and self-reliant.
He gives the prophecy of Zeus' fall along with the Io's future. He could repent and be freed. Some of the other gods are willing to try and changes Zeus' mind but he refuses to back down to a young tyrant. Potent stuff, all the more because Prometheus is immortal and must endure his punishment forever.
These ancient stories show us how much we have in common with ancient people, how little the human race (what it means to be human) has changed over thousands of years.
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