Word: prometheus
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...dramatizes one of the most fundamental metaphors in mythology: the creation of an artificial man. It is an idea that can be traced back to the folklore of man's own creation. According to Greek legend, the first humans were robots formed out of clay by the Titan Prometheus...
...Dreams are private myths. Myths are vehicles of communication between the conscious and the unconscious, just as dreams are." The myth of Prometheus, the Titan who stole fire from the great gods on Olympus and gave it to man, can be viewed as a dream of aspiration, reflecting the exuberance and almost celestial confidence of the Greeks. The contrasting and contemporary Hebrew story of Job has the opposite meaning: it symbolizes man's submission to a power above himself, cruel and incomprehensible as it may seem...
Luke, with Artoo Detoo as his friend and companion, is the unpretentious cinematic heir to a long line of such heroes: Prometheus, Jason, Aeneas, Sir Galahad, John Bunyan's pilgrim. Luke begins his adventure and soon encounters Ben Kenobi, who, as such figures often do in traditional fairy tales and myths, offers advice and the benign protection of destiny. In classical myth such a role was played by Mercury, or Hermes as the Greeks called him; in Egyptian myth the part belonged to Thoth. After Ben is transported to that place where all good Jedi Knights go in Star...
While quite willing to benefit from Government support, businessmen nevertheless complain with much justice that the leaden hand of Government undermines the freedom and incentives that make capitalism so productive. Managers see themselves as Prometheus bound, unable to launch a new product or finance research into a tempting field without completing a fat book of federal forms and paying exorbitant, sometimes needless expenses. Complains Pennzoil Chairman J. Hugh Liedtke: "We sit here in management meetings deciding on projects that may cost hundreds of millions of dollars. But we do not know what the Government regulations will be for pricing, importing...
Golding's attention to fires--with their Promethean connotations--is not incidental. Matty's only background is the fire, whose flames have virtually given birth to him. Like Prometheus, Matty must live separate from the rest, with an "unchildlike smile." He weeps adult tears--but much earlier in his lifetime than Ralph...