Prometheus
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In Greek mythology, Prometheus is a Titan responsible for creating or aiding humanity in its earliest days. He defied the Olympian gods by taking fire from them and giving it to humanity in the form o
Prometheus tortured by the eagle (black-figure kylix, 560-550 BC, Vatican Museums)
Prometheus Brings Fire by Heinrich Friedrich Füger. Prometheus brings fire to mankind as told by Hesiod, with its having been hidden as revenge for the trick at Mecone.
Prometheus depicted in a sculpture by Nicolas-Sébastien Adam, 1762 (Louvre)
The Torture of Prometheus, painting by Salvator Rosa (1646–1648)
Themis
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In Greek mythology and religion, Themis is the goddess and personification of justice, divine order, law, and custom. She is one of the twelve Titan children of Gaia and Uranus, and the second wife of
Themis of Rhamnous, Attica, by the sculptor Chairestratos, c. 280 BCE
Painting of Themis with scales and sword by Marcello Bacciarelli
A modern statue in Hong Kong showing Themis with her eyes covered.