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Prometheus’ Effect on the Development of Human Civilization Historians say that Aeschylus’ Prometheus Bound was written as long ago as 415 BCE. This ancient masterpiece describes what the titan Prometheus gave a developing human civilization in order for them to prosper. The story mainly features Prometheus, the titan who gave the humans many items including fire, and Zeus who is the tyrant of the gods in the story. Throughout Prometheus’ assistance to the humans he gave them domesticated animals, medicine, and job specialization. In Aeschylus’ Prometheus Bound, The titan Prometheus affected the human civilizations by giving them domesticated animals through horses, medicine throw mixtures, and job specialization through fire. One item that Prometheus gave to the human civilization was domesticated animals. “I took horses trained to obey the reins and harnessed them to chariots.” (Aeschylus 64) This says that Prometheus took the horses that were fit to submit to the humans or "obey the reins" as he said, and then he proceeded to domesticate horses so that they could pull the chariots in which he gave the humans. By doing so he gave the humans a form of domesticated animal. From there they can go on to domesticate other animals following in Prometheus’ footsteps. …show more content…

“ If anyone was sick, they had no remedies at all, no healing potions, food, or liniments. Without such items, they simply withered up. But then I showed them how to mix mild cures, which they now use to fight off all disease.” (Aeschylus 64) Prometheus stated that without his contribution humans had nothing to treat diseases and simply withered away if they had a disease. He said that they had absolutely nothing to heal them, until he showed them how to mix mild cures. By showing the humans these healing remedies they used his mixtures to fight off

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