Prometheus, whose name means foresight, possesses powers of prophecy. He warned
his son Deucalion that the gods were planning a flood to rid the Earth of man so he
could escape. Prometheus is the son of the Titan Iapetus, and Clymene. He also had
several brothers, which include Atlas, Epimetheus, and Menoetius. Prometheus is
said to have created the first men from potters clay. Prometheus gave fire to man by
taking it from the sparks of the sun. This made Zeus so angry that he had
Prometheus chained to a rock in the Caucasus were a eagle would eat at his liver
everyday. Zeus also punished man by sending specially fashioned women (Pandora).