If Prometheus stole fire to give to humans. Why was he in trouble? Because could not Zeus lightning strikes on earth create fire? Kind of seems like punishing a person for doing what you do. (lemmy.world)

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[-] d0ntpan1c@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 points 1 month ago

Lots of mythology is compiled from many incomplete sources, and not all common accepted stories will completely mesh up with others. It's also not uncommon for the myth of one village to be completely different from another regarding a particular entity, even if the towns are within a hour walk. What we have now is often just what survived.

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