Mark Z. DanielewskiPrometheus, thief of light, giver of light, bound by the gods, must have been a book.
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Prometheus is a character from Greek mythology. He is at times considered a hero and at times a traitor, depending on the source. In this quote, he is a thief of light, a giver of light. This implies that Prometheus had knowledge that could have been used by the gods to achieve their goals, but he instead decided to use this knowledge for his own ends.
In some cases, these ends include stealing from the gods. In other cases, they involve giving gifts to humans in order to gain their trust and then revealing information that can be used against them. In one sense, this makes him a book in which the writers are the gods and the readers are the humans.
After all, without Prometheus’s actions, there would be no stories of old. However, in another sense, he is a kind of book in which the writers are human and the readers are not human.
Source: House Of Leaves
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