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The point of the story is that the humans should know their place. Aspiring to accomplish great things through cooperation, rather than prayer to god, is presen
by RodgerTheGreat 6y ago
The point of the story is that the humans should know their place. Aspiring to accomplish great things through cooperation, rather than prayer to god, is presented as hubris.
Compare to the older stories of Prometheus, who stole fire from the gods, made mankind less dependent upon the gods, and was thus consigned to eternal torture.
Tyrants hate collectivism more than anything.
- Nasrudith 6y agoReminds me of the implied echo in Greek Mythology. The Titans created the Gods. They tyranized them out of fear and were later near entirety overthrown except for the collaborators or most merciful among them. The Titans shaped man and the Gods breathed life into Man. The Gods tyranized man out of fear of them.... Accidental or not the implications long term are of a cycle of overthrow and self fulfilling prophecy.