***“You were never going to take us to McDonald’s, Zeus!”***Rick Riordan created a rather bizarre portrayal of Prometheus. But what else is new? The Ancients also presented dramatically different versions of the fire-thieving Titan of foresight. Let’s talk about all of them and Mary Shelley, too!Talking points include who is really to blame for Luke Castellan’s fate, Zeus being a brat about getting tricked by Prometheus, dolphin culture, that time some CW writers decided Artemis was totally in love with Prometheus, and how Romantics *really *loved Prometheus. Spoilers for Heroes of Olympus, Trials of Apollo, Supernatural, Portal 2, Hercules: The Animated Series, Chalice of the Gods, Tomb Raider World, Promare, Stargate, and Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein Content Warning: This episode contains mentions of and conversations about animal sacrifice, imprisonment, torture, mental illness, death, spontaneous combustion, kidnapping, burning, About UsMuses of Mythology was created and co-hosted by Darien and DJ Smartt.Our music is Athens Festival by Martin Haene. Our cover art is by Audrey Miller. Find her on Instagram @bombshellnutshellartLove the podcast? Support us on Patreon and get instant access to bloopers, outtakes, and bonus episodes! Patreon.com/musesofmythology)You can also leave us a 5-star rating and review on your favorite podcatcher at Lovethepodcast.com/musesofmythology)Find us @MusesOfMyth on Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook. Find all of our episodes and episode transcripts at MusesOfMythology.com)-----------------------
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