Long, long ago, the Golden Race of men appeared on Earth. Because there were no women, the Golden Race died out, and Zeus replaced them with the Silver Race. These men and women fought often and ignored the gods, so Zeus sent them to the underworld.
Now, Prometheus, a Titan, tried to create people to live on Earth. He decided to make people who resembled gods so mortals and immortals could better understand each other. The people he made were called the Bronze Race.
Prometheus often tried to help the mortals he had created. When he saw them shivering in the cold and eating raw meat, he decided to give them fire.
With Athena’s help, Prometheus stole fire from Zeus’ palace and taught the mortals how to use it.
Suddenly, people could cook, keep warm, and even forge metal tools.
Zeus was angry at what Prometheus had done, and he punished the mortals, sending a nine-day flood to drown them all.
However, Deucalion and his wife, Pyrrha, survived and thanked Zeus for his protection.
When he saw this, Zeus was pleased that two humans had survived. He sent the Titaness, Themis, to Earth. “Follow me,” she instructed the humans, “and drop rocks behind you as you walk.”
Where Deucalion dropped rocks,men appeared. Where Pyrrha dropped rocks, women appeared. Earth again filled with humans. These were the people of the Age of Heroes, which lasted until the Trojan War.
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