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