Prometheus tried to trick Zeus into eating bones and fat instead of the best meat during a meal at Mt. Olympus
Prometheus was trying to help humans by tricking Zeus. He made the bones and fat of animals look good, so Zeus would choose them and leave the good meat (which looked bad) for people. It showed that Prometheus was brave enough to stand up to Zeus just to help humans.
Epimetheus liberally spread around such gifts as fur and wings but by the time he got around to man, he had run out of gifts. Remove Ads Advertisement
Epimetheus is a god of afterthought, which explains why he has given all the gifts to the animals and only after that realized he had nothing to give to humans and they were left with nothing.
he gave the valuable gift to man which would help him in life's struggle
Fire is a symbol of growth, civilization and this event made a step forward to a separation between humanity and animals, because with fire people could stay warm, cook food, create tools, and build homes
Zeus punished man for receiving the fire by instructing Hephaistos to create the first woman, Pandora, from clay and through her all the negative aspects of life would befall the human race
It's interesting that Zeus chose to send all the evils of the world to humanity in the form of a woman. He made a woman look like a punishment for the all mankind. It shows the attitude towards women at that time.