在古希腊神话中,普罗米修斯(Prometheus)创造了人类,上帝却拒绝给予人类火种。为了人类文明的发展,在烈焰熊熊的太阳车经过时,普罗米修斯用一根长长的茴香枝偷到了火种,然后带给了人类。宙斯为此大怒,吩咐火神用铁链将普罗米修斯缚绑在高加索山陡峭的悬崖上,让他永远不能入睡,不能弯曲,在他起伏的胸脯上还钉着一颗金刚石的钉子,还派一只神鹰每天去啄食普罗米修斯的肝脏。为保持人类的火种,他拒绝向宙斯认错,忍受着饥饿、风吹、日晒和雨淋,日复一日,年复一年,直至一位名叫海格力斯(Heraclus)的 In ancient Greek mythology, Prometheus created mankind, but God refused to give it to mankind. For the sake of the development of human civilization, Prometheus stole the fire with a long branch of fennel and brought it to mankind as the ravenous solar car passed by. Zeus was so furious that he commanded the god of Vulcan to bind Prometheus with chains to the steep cliffs of the Caucasus so that he could never fall asleep and could not bend. There was also a diamond nail on his undulating chest , But also sent an eagle to peck Prometheus liver every day. He refused to admit Zeus to sustain humankind’s fire and endure hunger, wind, sun and rain, day after day, year after year, until a man named Heraclus