What is Prometheus the Greek god of?

Prometheus was not a god but a Titan. He stole fire from the Olympian gods and gave it to humanity.

How did Prometheus trick Zeus?

Prometheus tricked Zeus by making the god eat bones and fat instead of the best meat during a meal at Mt. Olympus. Zeus was angry and took away fire so that man would have to eat his meat raw. Prometheus then stole the fire, hiding it in a hollow fennel-stalk, and he gave it back to humanity.

How did Zeus punish Prometheus?

Zeus punished Prometheus for giving humanity fire by chaining the Titan to a rock and having an eagle eat his liver. As the liver grew back each night, so the eagle returned to eat it again the next day forever after.

Prometheus

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Definition

In Greek mythology, the Titan Prometheus had a reputation as being something of a clever trickster and he famously gave the human race the gift of fire and the skill of metalwork, an action for which he was punished by Zeus, who ensured everyday that an eagle ate the liver of the Titan as he was helplessly chained to a rock.

More about: Prometheus

Timeline

c. 700 BCE
Greek poet Hesiod writes his Theogony and Works and Days.
c. 700 BCE - c. 600 BCE
Prometheus first appears in Greek art.