神话故事：普罗米修斯盗火
<p> <span word="In">In</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="conflict">conflict</span> <span word="between">between</span> <span word="Cronus">Cronus</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Zeus">Zeus</span>, <span word="Prometheus">Prometheus</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="adopted">adopted</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="cause">cause</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Olympian">Olympian</span> <span word="deities">deities</span>. <span word="To">To</span> <span word="him">him</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="brother">brother</span> <span word="Epimetheus">Epimetheus</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="now">now</span> <span word="committed">committed</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="office">office</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="making">making</span> <span word="man">man</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="providing">providing</span> <span word="him">him</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="animals">animals</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="faculties">faculties</span> <span word="necessary">necessary</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="preservation">preservation</span>. <span word="Epimetheus">Epimetheus</span> <span word="proceeded">proceeded</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="bestow">bestow</span> <span word="upon">upon</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="different">different</span> <span word="animals">animals</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="various">various</span> <span word="gifts">gifts</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="courage">courage</span>, <span word="strength">strength</span>, <span word="swiftness">swiftness</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="sagacity">sagacity</span>. <span word="Taking">Taking</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="earth">earth</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="kneading">kneading</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="water">water</span>, <span word="Prometheus">Prometheus</span> <span word="made">made</span> <span word="man">man</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="image">image</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="gods">gods</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="gave">gave</span> <span word="him">him</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="upright">upright</span> <span word="stature">stature</span>. <span word="Then">Then</span> <span word="since">since</span> <span word="Epimetheus">Epimetheus</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="prodigal">prodigal</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="gifts">gifts</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="animals">animals</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="blessing">blessing</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="left">left</span> <span word="worth">worth</span> <span word="conferring">conferring</span> <span word="upon">upon</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="noblest">noblest</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="creatures">creatures</span>, <span word="Prometheus">Prometheus</span> <span word="ascended">ascended</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="heaven">heaven</span>, <span word="lighted">lighted</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="torch">torch</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="chariot">chariot</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="sun">sun</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="brought">brought</span> <span word="down">down</span> <span word="fire">fire</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="rather">rather</span> <span word="grudgingly">grudgingly</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="Zeus">Zeus</span> <span word="granted">granted</span> <span word="mortals">mortals</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="use">use</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="fire">fire</span>.</p><p> <span word="Then">Then</span> <span word="there">there</span> <span word="came">came</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="occasion">occasion</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="gods">gods</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="men">men</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="dispute">dispute</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="Sicyon">Sicyon</span> <span word="concerning">concerning</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="prerogatives">prerogatives</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="each">each</span>, <span word="Prometheus">Prometheus</span>, <span word="by">by</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="ingenious">ingenious</span> <span word="trick">trick</span>, <span word="attempted">attempted</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="settle">settle</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="question">question</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="favor">favor</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="man">man</span>. <span word="Dividing">Dividing</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="portions">portions</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="sacrificial">sacrificial</span> <span word="bull">bull</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="wrapped">wrapped</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="eatable">eatable</span> <span word="parts">parts</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="skin">skin</span>, <span word="cunningly">cunningly</span> <span word="surmounted">surmounted</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="uninviting">uninviting</span> <span word="entrails">entrails</span>; <span word="but">but</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="bones">bones</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="garnished">garnished</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="plausible">plausible</span> <span word="mass">mass</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="fat">fat</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="then">then</span> <span word="offered">offered</span> <span word="Zeus">Zeus</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="choice">choice</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="king">king</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Heaven">Heaven</span>, <span word="although">although</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="perceived">perceived</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="intended">intended</span> <span word="fraud">fraud</span>, <span word="took">took</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="heap">heap</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="bones">bones</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="fat">fat</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="forthwith">forthwith</span> <span word="availing">availing</span> <span word="himself">himself</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="insult">insult</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="excuse">excuse</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="punishing">punishing</span> <span word="mankind">mankind</span>, <span word="deprived">deprived</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="race">race</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="fire">fire</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="Prometheus">Prometheus</span> <span word="regained">regained</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="treasure">treasure</span>, <span word="stealing">stealing</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="Heaven">Heaven</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="hollow">hollow</span> <span word="tube">tube</span>.</p>
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