Analysis Of Prometheus, Pandora, And Io - 1400 Words

Ancient Greek mythology constantly has some type of relationship between the gods and mortals. The mortals might ask for the god’s help or may feel the wrath of a god in any myth. In the stories of Prometheus, Pandora, and Io, along with the story of Medusa, and Cassandra, the mortals end up suffering. In some of the myths, the mortals will do what the gods want, but would be punished. They might even have an affair with a god or goddess but only the mortal will be punished. This hardship and suffering of humans in Greek mythology were caused by the gods and goddesses. The god’s fear of competition in Greek Mythology cause human suffering. (Topic sentence) In the story of Prometheus, his brother and him are in charge of creating human kind. His brother Epimetheus gives the animal kingdom the gift of fur, wings, shells, and so forth. Once there is nothing left for the humans, Epimetheus looks to Prometheus for help. Prometheus gives the humans advantages over the animals. He gives men the ability to walk upright and brings fire to the earth to light the world. Io is a cow that is given the ability to speak with a human voice. She was described as a beautiful woman that Zeus fell in love with. Medusa was also a beautiful woman who was kind and respectful to the god and goddesses. She boasted about herself to everyone who would listen and boasted that she was prettier than Athena. Cassandra was a mortal that Apollo had fallen in love with. She was given the gift of prophecy by