Prometheus was the son of Iapetus who was one of the Titans.
Prometheus tricked the gods into eating bare bones instead of good
meat. He stole the sacred fire from Zeus and the gods. In punishment,
Zeus commanded that Prometheus be chained for eternity in the Caucasus.
There, an eagle would eat his liver, and each day the liver would be
renewed. So the punishment was endless, until Heracles finally killed
the bird.
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