Fic: Prometheus vs. Zeus

[pinigir]

Title: Prometheus vs. Zeus
Author: Pinigir
Fandom: Greek Mythology
Characters/Pairing: Prometheus, Zeus.
Rating: Gen?
Warnings: Nothing, really. Zeus is not shown to be a nice god.
Summary: Zeus's actions towards mankind as seen through the eyes of Prometheus.
Disclaimer: I wish I owned the whole of Greek mythology, but I don't. To be fair, no one

Comments

[storiwr]

Nice origin/grudge match story. I totally approve of it when gods bicker. lol

I had forgotten about the part where he was chained up to the rock ... and when I got to that part, I started having flashes of how Loki was chained up to a rock, with that snake dripping poison on him.

[pinigir]

Yeah, Prometheus has more than a few similarities to Loki. And there is more. Azazel from the Bible/Book of Enoch taught humanity all sorts of (evil) arts and was thrown into a pit for it. There's something like that in Persian mythology as well, but I'm not really familiar with it, so I can't say how far these similarities go.

Enki/Ea, from the Mesopotamian pantheon, has very much in common with Prometheus, but he wasn't chained, as far as I know. There are indications that Prometheus and his myths were at least partially inspired by the myths around Enki. (Enki is one of my favorite gods as well.)

Hm, I really love comparing myths and related ideas to each other.

[storiwr]

I really love comparing myths and related ideas to each other.

It really is super fun.

[pinigir]

It is. And I'm really glad my studies allow me to indulge in this interest somewhat. :D (Not that it has anything to do with writing fiction about it.)