Prometheus and Frankenstein

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let an eagle eat out Prometheus' liver every day until he learned his lesson. In putting him in plain sight it not only taught the humans not to act out against Zeus, but also advised the titans not to do so as well.
While Prometheus stole fire from Zeus, Victor stole knowledge from god. Victor studied the ways of the human body to the point where he thought he could reanimate one. He succeeded. In a way he has stolen the knowledge of life and death from God did not ask permission.
"One of the phenomena which had peculiarly attracted my attention was the structure of the human frame, and, indeed, any animal endued with life. Whence, I often asked myself, did the principle of life proceed? It was a bold question, and one which has ever been considered as a mystery; yet with how many things are we upon the brink of becoming acquainted, if cowardice or carelessness did not restrain our inquiries" (Victor, Chapter 4) Victor is an incredibly smart scientist who happened to stumble ...

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