Act Quote by Neil MacGregor

The story of 'Prometheus' is the idea that if you're given a gift from the gods, do not abuse it, and do not think…

— Ridley Scott

To business."Tux Dude extended his hand. "I am Prometheus." I was too surprised to shake."The fire-stealer guy?The chained-to-the-rock-with-the-vultures guy?" Prometheus winced. He touched the…

— Rick Riordan

“Prometheus had stolen fire from the gods and suffered the consequences. I had returned the gift of the gods, and the price had been…

— Jim C. Hines

“Hugo learned that Prometheus had created humankind out of mud, and then stolen fire from the gods as a gift for the people he…

— Brian Selznick

“Then Prometheus, in his perplexity as to what preservation he could devise, stole from Hephaestus and Athena wisdom in the arts together with fire…

— Plato

“Modern man became a Prometheus, believing himself a god capable of transforming anything and everything at will. “When God has become invisible behind the…

— Mark Lilla

“The universal hero myth always refers to a powerful man or god-man who vanquishes evil in the form of drag- ons, serpents, monsters, demons,…

— C.G. Jung

I've never had to explain 'Prometheus' to people, ever. Most people get it.

— Idris Elba

The passage of the mythological hero may be over ground, incidentally; fundamentally it is inward--into depths where obscure resistances are overcome, and long lost,…

— Joseph Campbell

“Fire and hope are connected, just so you know. The way the Greek told it, Zeus put Prometheus and Epimetheus in charge of creating…

— Jodi Picoult

The ascent to the divine Life is the human journey, the Work of works, the acceptable Sacrifice. This alone is man's real business in…

— Sri Aurobindo

If Prometheus was worthy of the wrath of heaven for kindling the first fire upon earth, how ought all the gods honor the men…

— John Godfrey Saxe