This is a reference to the novel's themes of the over-reaching of modern man into dangerous areas of knowledge. ie - Dr Frankenstein did this when creating the monster.another reference that is...
This is the whole legend of Prometheus: One day, a quarrel broke because of a bull: no one agrees on the pieces that will be given to the gods and those that will be given to mankind. Prometheus was...
In Greek mythology Prometheus was a Titan. The Titans were the Gods that were in charge before the Olympians took over. Prometheus sided with the Olympians in the war of succession but after wards...