In order to help humans alleviate cold and hunger and coldness, he managed to steal a flame from the sun god Apollo without telling Jupiter.

• 古希腊神普罗米修斯为解救饥寒交迫的人类，瞒着宙斯到阿波罗太阳神偷取火种，带到人间，火到人间就再也收不回去。宙斯只好规定，在燃起圣火之前，必须向他祭祀。