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Prometheus (Προμηθεύς in Ancient Greek) is the Titan of crafty counsel and forethought. He is known for giving humans the gift of fire. He is the son of Iapetus and Clymene. Prometheus sided with the gods in the first Titan War because he knew that the Titans would lose. As a result, he was not imprisoned. However, because of his meddling nature, he stole fire for humans, which boosted their progress as a species. Before he'd already deceived the king of the gods making him choose the worst part of an ox and giving the best one to humanity. This two actions (especially the fire issue) made Zeus angry and so as punishment, Zeus had Prometheus chained up on a mountain and had an vulture peck out his liver every day (though Prometheus' liver regrew every night). This would be evaded if either

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