He gave him an upright stature, so that while all other animals turn their faces downward, and look to the earth, he raises his to heaven, and gazes on the stars Prometheus was one of the Titans, a gigantic race who inhabited the earth before the creation of man to him and his brother Epimetheus was committed the office of making man, and providing him and all other animals with the faculties necessary for their preservation. Epimetheus undertook to do this, and Prometheus was to overlook his work. when it was done. Epimetheus accordingly proceeded to bestow upon the different animals the various gifts of courage, strength, swiftness, sagacity wings to one, claws to another, a shelly covering to a third, etc. But when man came to be provided for, who was to be superior to all other animals, Epimetheus had been so prodigal of his resources that he had nothing left to bestow upon him. In his perplexity he resorted to his brother Prometheus, who, with the aid of Athena(Minerva), went up to heaven, and lighted his torch at the chariot of the sun and brought down fire to man With this gift man was more than a match for all other animals It enabled him to make weapons wherewith to subdue them tools with which to cultivate the earth to warm his dwelling, so as to comparatively independent of climate; and finally to introduce the arts and to coin money, the means of trade and Zeus swore revenge. He ordered Hephaestus to make a clay woman, and the four winds to breathe life into and all the goddesses of Olympus to adorn her. This woman, Pandora, the most beautiful ever created, Zeus sent as gift to Epimetheus, under Hermes's escort. But Epimetheus, having been warned by his brother to accept no gift from Zeus, respectfully excused himself. Now er even than before Zeus had prometheus chained naked to a pillar in the Caucasian mountains, where a greedy vulture tore at his liver all day, year in, year out; and there was no end to the pain, because every night his liver grew whole again Epimetheus, alarmed by his brother's fate, hastened to marry Pandora, whom Zeus had made as foolish mischievous and idle as she was beautiful---the first of a long line of such women. Presently she opened a box, which Prometheus had warned Epimetheus to keep closed, and in which he had been at pains to imprison all the Spites that might plague mankind, such as Old Age, Labor, Sickness, Insanity, Vice and Passion. Out these flew in a cloud, stung Epimetheus and Pandora in every part of24 He gave him an upright stature, so that while all other animals turn their faces downward, and look to the earth, he raises his to heaven, and gazes on the stars. Prometheus was one of the Titans, a gigantic race, who inhabited the earth before the creation of man. To him and his brother Epimetheus6 was committed the office of making man, and providing him and all other animals with the faculties necessary for their preservation. Epimetheus undertook to do this, and Prometheus was to overlook his work, when it was done. Epimetheus accordingly proceeded to bestow upon the different animals the various gifts of courage, strength, swiftness, sagacity7 ; wings to one, claws to another, a shelly covering to a third, etc. But when man came to be provided for, who was to be superior to all other animals, Epimetheus had been so prodigal8 of his resources that he had nothing left to bestow upon him. In his perplexity9 he resorted to his brother Prometheus, who, with the aid of Athena (Minerva), went up to heaven, and lighted his torch at the chariot of the sun and brought down fire to man. With this gift man was more than a match10 for all other animals. It enabled him to make weapons wherewith11 to subdue them; tools with which to cultivate the earth; to warm his dwelling, so as to be comparatively independent of climate; and finally to introduce the arts and to coin money, the means of trade and commerce. Zeus swore revenge. He ordered Hephaestus to make a clay woman, and the four Winds to breathe life into her, and all the goddesses of Olympus to adorn her. This woman, Pandora, the most beautiful ever created, Zeus sent as gift to Epimetheus, under Hermes’s escort. But Epimetheus, having been warned by his brother to accept no gift from Zeus, respectfully excused himself. Now angrier even than before, Zeus had Prometheus chained naked to a pillar in the Caucasian mountains, where a greedy vulture tore at his liver all day, year in, year out; and there was no end to the pain, because every night his liver grew whole again. Epimetheus, alarmed by his brother’s fate, hastened to marry Pandora, whom Zeus had made as foolish, mischievous12, and idle as she was beautiful---the first of a long line of such women. Presently she opened a box, which Prometheus had warned Epimetheus to keep closed, and in which he had been at pains to imprison all the Spites that might plague mankind, such as Old Age, Labor, Sickness, Insanity, Vice, and Passion. Out these flew in a cloud, stung Epimetheus and Pandora in every part of