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Essay Archive - Greek Myth - How the Turtle was created
Greek Myth - How the Turtle was created
When the war between the Titans and the Gods was over, Zeus had
commanded the two conquered Titans Prometheus and Epimetheus to create a
new being, one of higher intelligence, that could rule over the animals but
be the slaves to the Gods. Prometheus and Epimetheus agreed, and
Prometheus got some dust from the Earth, mixed it with some water, and made
some clay. This he set before Epimetheus and himself, and they set to work
on how they would make this new being.
The task was not an easy one. Prometheus and Epimetheus argued
terribly, mostly over what the new being would l....
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