1. The story describes how Prometheus, Zeus' favorite, created humans that were similar to the gods and taught them many useful skills.
2. Prometheus defied Zeus by stealing fire from Helios' chariot and giving it to humans, knowing it was the most valuable gift.
3. In revenge, Zeus punished both Prometheus and humanity - Prometheus was chained to a rock for centuries and Zeus sent diseases to plague humans.
1. The story describes how Prometheus, Zeus' favorite, created humans that were similar to the gods and taught them many useful skills.
2. Prometheus defied Zeus by stealing fire from Helios' chariot and giving it to humans, knowing it was the most valuable gift.
3. In revenge, Zeus punished both Prometheus and humanity - Prometheus was chained to a rock for centuries and Zeus sent diseases to plague humans.
1. The story describes how Prometheus, Zeus' favorite, created humans that were similar to the gods and taught them many useful skills.
2. Prometheus defied Zeus by stealing fire from Helios' chariot and giving it to humans, knowing it was the most valuable gift.
3. In revenge, Zeus punished both Prometheus and humanity - Prometheus was chained to a rock for centuries and Zeus sent diseases to plague humans.
1. The story describes how Prometheus, Zeus' favorite, created humans that were similar to the gods and taught them many useful skills.
2. Prometheus defied Zeus by stealing fire from Helios' chariot and giving it to humans, knowing it was the most valuable gift.
3. In revenge, Zeus punished both Prometheus and humanity - Prometheus was chained to a rock for centuries and Zeus sent diseases to plague humans.
In Tierra del Fuego it is told that 1. The brothers 2. Tierra del once there lived two good spirits, Ioalox were Fuego is in the the brothers Ioalox. One day, the good spirits. North America. elder one found some stones, which True False True False he repeatedly beat against each other. One of these stones was a flintstone. And when he was playing with it a spark 3. The elder 4. He could arose suddenly. Ioalox was surprised and tried again. brother found make a flame Then he took a handful of dry feathers and dropped a flintstone with hay. the spark on them. There was a flame. So he gathered True False True False dry grasses and woods, and put them on the flame: He had discovered the fire. He cried happily, "This is a 5. He put woods 6. He thought great gift, I will make sure that the fire will always on the flame. fire was a burn without ever dying down." But the younger Ioalox wonderful gift. had other plans: "It is better if people have to toil for True False True False the fire and they must earn it in a hard way - otherwise they will get too comfortable. 7. He wanted 8. The younger The one who extinguishes the fire, the fire to burn brother put should light the fire himself again." forever. out the fire. Said it and put out the fire. True False True False
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The discovery of fire 1. Who was Zeus? 2. Who was Prometheus was the favourite of Zeus, the father ………………………………. The father of the gods Zeus´favourite? of the gods. He formed creatures with his ……………………………. Prometeus hands that were very similar to the gods. 3. How were He breathed new life into them and Prometheus´ 4. What did he taught them to use their hands and use creatures? teach them? their minds. And they built houses, How to use their minds cities and ships, and they cultivated the fields. ………………………………….. ……………………………… Very similar to and hands the gods ……………………………… ………………………………….. But Zeus was afraid that these people would get too powerful and he forbade Prometheus and all the 5. What did the 6. What else did gods to give the fire to these people. But clever humans do? he give his Prometheus wanted to give his creatures the most ……………………………… Build houses creatures? valuable: the fire. He lit a torch at Helios´ sparking ……………………………… cities and ships, ………………………………….. The fire chariot and brought the fire to the people. Harvesting When Zeus saw that he swore revenge to the 7. Where did he 8. What did humans. He sent many incurable diseases, the plague lit he torch? Zeus send to the and fever. And Zeus punished Prometheus for his ……………………………… Helios humans? crime, too. He was chained to a rock where he had ……………………………… …………………………………. Incurable diseases to stay without food and drink and sleep for many centuries. 9. How was Prom. 10. Who rescued Then it was Heracles, the son of Zeus, punished? Prometheus? who broke the chains of Prometheus He was sent to and gave him back his freedom. a……………………………… ………………………………. Heracles rock far from ……………………………… everything