October 21, 2010

Prometheus myth: the man who stole god’s fire


Prometheus myth recalls the transition to a humanized civilization made possible by the discovery of fire.

This discovery made possible cooking food, heat from the cold, and defense against animal. Cooking food, and especially meat, has changed the man from a physical point of view: the jaw becomes smaller to make space for the skull. Fire is important because it allowed us to distinguish man from animals.

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