The discovery of fire A legend from Tierra del Fuego (South America) In Tierra del Fuego it is told that once there lived two good spirits, the the brothers Ioalox One day, the elder one found some stones, which he repeatedly beat against each other One of these stones was a flintstone And when he was playing with it a spark arose suddenly Ioalox was surprised and tried again Then he took a handful of dry feathers and dropped the spark on them There was a flame So he gathered dry grasses and woods, and put them on the flame: He had discovered the fire He cried happily, "This is a great gift, I will make sure that the fire will always burn without ever dying down." But the younger Ioalox had other plans: "It is better if people have to toil for the fire and they must earn it in a hard way - otherwise they will get too comfortable The one who extinguishes the fire, should light the fire himself again." Said it and put out the fire Answer the questions! Who was Zeus? ……………………………… Who was Zeus ´favourite? …………………………… How were Prometheus´ creatures? ……………………………… ……………………………… What did he teach them? ………………………………… ………………………………… What did the humans do? ……………………………… ……………………………… What else did he give his creatures? ………………………………… Where did he lit he torch? ……………………………… ……………………………… What did Zeus send to the humans? ………………………………… How was Prom punished? ……………………………… ……………………………… 10 Who rescued Prometheus? ……………………………… Tick off TRUE or FALSE ! The brothers Ioalox were good spirits Tierra del Fuego is in North America True True False The elder brother found a flintstone True False He wanted the fire to burn forever True He could make a flame with hay True False False He put woods on the flame True False He thought fire was a wonderful gift True False The younger brother put out the fire True False False The discovery of fire, a Greek legend Prometheus was the favourite of Zeus, the father of the gods He formed creatures with his hands that were very similar to the gods He breathed new life into them and taught them to use their hands and use their minds And they built houses, cities and ships, and they cultivated the fields But Zeus was afraid that these people would get too powerful and he forbade Prometheus and all the gods to give the fire to these people But clever Prometheus wanted to give his creatures the most valuable: the fire He lit a torch at Helios´ sparking chariot and brought the fire to the people When Zeus saw that he swore revenge to the humans He sent many incurable diseases, the plague and fever And Zeus punished Prometheus for his crime, too He was chained to a rock where he had to stay without food and drink and sleep for many centuries Then it was Heracles, the son of Zeus, who broke the chains of Prometheus KEY Tick off TRUE or FALSE ! The brothers Ioalox were good spirits Tierra del Fuego is in North America True True False The elder brother found a flintstone True False He wanted the fire to burn forever True He could make a flame with hay True False False He put woods on the flame True False He thought fire was a wonderful gift True The younger brother put out the fire True False False Answer the questions! Who was Zeus? He was the father of the gods Who was Zeus ´favourite? Prometheus How were Prometheus´ creatures? They were similar to the gods What did he teach them? He taught them to use their hands and use their minds What did the humans do? They built houses, cities and ships, and they cultivated the fields What else did he give his creatures? Where did he lit he torch? He lit a torch at Helios´ sparking chariot What did Zeus send to the humans? He sent many incurable diseases, the plague and fever How was P punished? He was chained to a rock where he had to stay without food and drink and sleep 10 Who rescued Prometheus? Heracles, the son of Zeus The fire False