Zeus was angered at this and had Hephaestus mold a woman to give to Prometheus" brother, Epimetheus. Prometheus, being an all-knowing god, warned his brother not to accept any gifts from Zeus, but Epimetheus accepted the woman, whose name was Pandora, anyway. All the gods had given Pandora gifts harming mankind in a box. Pandora opened the box and hatred and all the evils were brought to man; the only thing remaining was hope. Prometheus is made to suffer for all the gifts that he bestowed on mankind by being crucified in the ground having a bird eat his liver each day (Morford and Lenardon 59-60). This parallels to the Christian story of Adam and Eve. God first created Adam and then Eve as his mate. He warned them not to eat from one tree, but Eve convinced Adam to eat the fruit and in return God p!.
unished them by banishing them from paradise. Eve was made to bear children, and mankind was destined to die and had nothing to look forward too (Genesis 2:15-25, 3:1-24). Christ was sent to save mankind in the form of a human; He was crucified in order to save man from original sin. .
Both Prometheus and Christ foresaw their demises. Jesus tells his disciples of a traitor who will give him up to the priests to be crucified (Mark 10:32-34), and Prometheus tells the Oceanids of a harsher punishment that Zeus will give him (Aeschylus 191-204). They also tell of a "resurrection" out of the ground. In the case of Jesus Christ, His followers are comforted by him saying, "After I have risen [from the dead] I will go with you to Galilee. Prometheus comforts himself by saying that Zeus will eventually forgive him and everything between them will be peaceful (Aeschylus 214-19). These two figures are correct in their prophecies of the future. .
Yet another similarity in the Christian and Greek cultures is the fact that during the time of suffering, both figures are consoled by a group of women.
