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A Creation Myth
Nov. 27th, 2018 06:28 pmPrometheus sat in his workshop, an untouched ball of clay in front of him. Zeus had tasked him with creating new life: a creature worthy enough to worship the gods. Such a project wasn’t completed overnight. No, something like that required intense forethought.
Fortunately, Prometheus was very good at that.
He had already decided that he would make the creature in the Titan’s image. Regrettably, he would not be able to give it a Titan’s size or strength. This would make the creature vulnerable, and that was the reason he had not yet molded the clay. He needed to think of something he could give this creature to protect it from the elements. Fur, perhaps? Some strong claws to burrow into the ground? Or maybe extra fat reserves, to help it survive through the —
“Yo! Prometheus! Check out what I made, bro!”
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Fortunately, Prometheus was very good at that.
He had already decided that he would make the creature in the Titan’s image. Regrettably, he would not be able to give it a Titan’s size or strength. This would make the creature vulnerable, and that was the reason he had not yet molded the clay. He needed to think of something he could give this creature to protect it from the elements. Fur, perhaps? Some strong claws to burrow into the ground? Or maybe extra fat reserves, to help it survive through the —
“Yo! Prometheus! Check out what I made, bro!”
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