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In Greek mythology, humans were created by Prometheus, and Zeus sentences him to eternal torture. Prometheus is a Titan, the predecessors to the Olympians who were overthrown by them. Is there any significance to the fact that Greek religion did not credit the Olympians as the creators of humanity?

by /u/derstherower in /r/AskHistorians

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