When he showed men the leaping, dancing, darting demon they initially cried out in fear and backed away from its flames. But their curiosity soon overcame their fear, and they began to delight in this magical new toy, substance, phenomenon—call it what you will. They learned from Prometheus that fire was not their enemy but a powerful friend which, once tamed, had ten thousand thousand uses. Prometheus moved from village to village demonstrating techniques for the fashioning of tools and weapons, the firing of earthen pots, the cooking of meat, and the baking of cereal doughs, all of which
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