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2. When he came to man, he had no covering left.
a. What is the ‘covering’? Who had no covering left?

b. Why was there no covering left?

c. Who offered to provide a covering to man?

3. ‘I have already given too much to your people.’

a. Who is the speaker here? To whom are these words addressed?

b. Explain the context of this statement.

c. What had the speaker done for the people?

4. ‘They shall have the fire. I will pay for it with my life.’

a. Who said these words? Who are ‘they’ here?
b. How did the speaker get the fire?

c. How was the speaker punished?

C. Answer the following ques ons briefl y.

1. Why did Prometheus and his brother Epimetheus make people out of clay?

2. How did the clay people start breathing?

3. What did South Wind and the zephyrs bring for the people?

4. What did Prometheus teach his people?

D. Refl ect and answer.

Do you think Zeus was justified in punishing Prometheus? Give reasons in support of your
answer.

Vocabulary

Read the following sentence.

Epimetheus gave men gifts of courage, swiftness and strength.

The words courage, swiftness and strength are abstract nouns. They talk about ideas or
qualities. They don’t have any physical form.

We can form adjectives from these nouns.

courage – courageous swiftness – swift strength – strong

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