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Prometheus Brings Fire to Mankind, Heinrich Friedrich Füger, c. 1817. Prometheus brings fire to humanity, it having been hidden as revenge for the trick at Mecone. The trick at Mecone or Mekone (Mi-kon) was an event in Greek mythology first attested by Hesiod in which Prometheus tricked Zeus for humanity’s benefit, and thus incurred his wrath.
Sicyon has been traditionally identified with the mythical Mecone or Mekone, [15] [16] site of the trick at Mecone carried out by Prometheus. Mecone is also described by Callimachus as "the seat of the gods", and as the place where the brother deities Zeus, Poseidon and Hades cast lots for what part of the world each would rule. [17]
In Greek mythology, Sicyon (/ ˈ s ɪ k iː oʊ n /; Ancient Greek: Σικυών) is the eponym of the polis of the same name, which was said to have previously been known as Aegiale [1] and, earlier, Mecone. [2]
Prometheus - Tricks Zeus over sacrifices at Mecone, steals fire on behalf of mankind. Puck/Robin Goodfellow - A "merry domestic fairy" from British Folklore. Prominently featured in Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream, where he plays tricks on a group of humans who stumble into a forest. His final monologue explains the nature of tricksters.
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