Talk:Theft of fire

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What about Genesis?
In Genesis, Lucifer tempts Eve to eat the fruit from the Tree of Knowledge. The divine flame and the Apple are both a source of knowledge and power, I think a rather clear analogy can be made between the two. However, it is a little different in that myth because Lucifer does not steal the flame/apple and give it to man, rather (wo)man herself eats it at Lucifer's insistence.

It is not a true theft of fire, but the themes are very similar, don't you agree? I'm not necessarily proposing that we add that myth to this page, but I'd be very pleased to see a conversation about this. The Jewish version of this tale is listed on the page, and Christianity shares a common ancestor as an Abrahamic faith, so perhaps it should not be very surprising that there are similarities between the two.

Now, I'm not a Wikipedia buff, but I know you guys are big on academic sources. If someone can find a reputable source that makes this same observation, then perhaps we should add it to the list?

Forgive me if this post is inappropriate in any way, I'm not much versed in the conventions and norms of this website. Much love, Anonymous. --207.55.36.145 (talk) 01:58, 20 September 2014 (UTC)

Loki and the theft of fire
The link provided is broken and I can't find either the referenced PDF or any other source regarding this story. Does anyone have a good source for this or should it be removed? 2001:1C06:1E06:2200:9C80:8185:D835:2AA5 (talk) 20:55, 27 December 2018 (UTC)
 * This appears to be the paper here, but it doesn't seem to actually say that Loki stole fire or learned the secret of fire. I'd say remove it.&#32;-- Fyrael (talk) 05:18, 28 December 2018 (UTC)

Book of Enoch is a special case
In the Book of Enoch, the fallen angels never teach the use of fire. Fire is mentioned repeatedly in Enoch in descriptions of the heavenly places and abysmal punishment of the fallen angels, but they do not teach or steal fire; rather, they beg Enoch to petition for relief from hellish fire. Nevertheless, it's true that the Book of Enoch often pops into mind when thinking cross-culturally about Prometheus, so it's useful for the article to say something about this. Vagabond nanoda (talk) 22:08, 27 February 2021 (UTC)
 * Literally came to this page to see if there was a reason given for this very entry as it does not seem to belong. The connection is very, very thin. I don't edit but I'd recommend removing it. 68.131.32.129 (talk) 12:25, 3 August 2021 (UTC)

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