My heroes: Mythology

                       Having being raised on a rich diet of Hindu mythology, I got drawn into Greek mythology once the internet opened up its arms to me. It literally opened up Pandora's box. The thing about mythology is that it borders around history and the line that divides the two is ever so thin. I have always been fascinated by Mount Olympus which is there for everybody to see or for that matter Troy which is now a historical site. What if , therefore the Minneator was for real ? Coming back to the main question of who my heroes from mythology are, well there are two. Prometheus and Achilles. 

                         Without getting into the details of who Prometheus was which can be easily dug out from the net, I'd rather discuss why Prometheus . Well for one he was a friend of mankind and wanted to help mankind in a  manner which perhaps the gods on Olympus thought inappropriate . He stole fire from mount Olympus and gave it to man which drew the wrath of Zeus who had him chained to a rock on the Caucasian mountains. Every day an eagle would nibble at his liver causing excruciating pain and ever night the liver would grow back. Next day the same chain of events would follow thereby ensuring an eternal cycle of pain. He was however rescued by the mighty Hercules as on of his might tasks. 

Prometheus therefore was in my opinion the first socialist. He wanted to break the barrier between the one superior (god) and the one inferior (man). He wanted man to enjoy the many benefits of fire. Perhaps had it not been for Prometheus mankind would not have progressed as it has. Unfortunately the evils of class still looms large on our society. The ones who have and will not share and the ones who do not have but need. Question is who will play the role of Prometheus in our dark age.

                           Achilles, the ultimate warrior, the killing machine who no man could vanquish. He knew his fate much before he left for the shores of Troy. His mother a demigod had told him that if he stayed back he would lead a  happy and fruitful life and would be blessed with successors, but forgotten with the passage of time. However if he chose to go to Troy, he would die but his name would be etched in the hearts of men for a thousand years. He chose the later and hence my hero. Do we lead our lives to leave behind successors or do we lead our lives to leave behind a legacy? Should man just work to raise a family and be forgotten with time or should man live for something more than that?Achilles knew what awaited him at Troy and yet chose to be remembered than forgotten. He did what his heart told him to do. The first misfit should I say?