The Greek god Prometheus is equivalent to the Aztec god Xolotl and the Christian god Lucifer.
Ostensibly, Xolotl-Lucifer-Prometheus is the double of Quetzalcoatl. Xolotl-Lucifer-Prometheus is the prince of light and darkness, having absolute power over the heavens, the earth and the infernos. Xolotl-Lucifer-Prometheus, the divine Daemon is the reflection of God within us, here and now. Xolotl-Lucifer-Prometheus can confer upon us power, wisdom and divine likeness. Eritis sicut dei, “You shall be like Gods.” – Genesis 3: 5
The Philosophical Stone (Lucifer-Xolotl) lies in the depths of our own sexual organs, through it we reconcile the opposites — coincidentia oppositorum — or the enemy brothers. “You shall be like Gods.”
In the ancient Greek mythology, it is related through a variety of sources that Prometheus was given the task of creating man. Prometheus is represented as a titan, a god, who was given this task by Zeus, the father of the gods, whose other name is Jupiter (Io-Patar). Prometheus was given the task to create man from clay.
“Once upon a time there were gods only, and no mortal creatures. But when the time came that these also should be created, the gods fashioned them out of earth and fire and various mixtures of both elements in the interior of the earth; and when they were about to bring them into the light of day, they ordered Prometheus and Epimetheus to equip them, and to distribute to them severally their proper qualities. Epimetheus said to Prometheus: ‘Let me distribute, and do you inspect.’ This was agreed, and Epimetheus made the distribution [of claws and fur and other attributes] . . . Thus did Epimetheus, who, not being very wise, forgot that he had distributed among the brute animals all the qualities which he had to give-and when he came to man, who was still unprovided, he was terribly perplexed. Now while he was in this perplexity, Prometheus came to inspect the distribution, and he found that the other animals were suitably furnished, but that man alone was naked and shoeless, and had neither bed nor arms of defence. The appointed hour was approaching when man in his turn was to go forth into the light of day; and Prometheus, not knowing how he could devise his salvation, stole the mechanical arts of Hephaistos and Athene, and fire with them.” – Plato, Protagoras (Greek philosopher C4th century B.C.)
Prometheus as a word, of course, comes from Greek. The meaning of Prometheus is: “He who sees before.” In other words, Prometheus relates to foreknowledge: to know the future, to see something in advance of it happening. This is a kind of intelligence or kind of force that is beyond what we think of as intelligence. It is a kind of wisdom or insight into existence. And obviously if we have come from a tradition that is based on the Bible, then we would immediately see that Prometheus relates with the beginning chapters of Genesis.
“And the Jehovah Elohim formed Adam [of] the aphar [dust] of the adamah [ground], and breathed into his nostrils the neshamah [breath] of life; and Adam became a nephesh chaiah [living soul].” – Genesis 2:7
Prometheus is Jehovah Elohim. This is the force of creativity as expressed through the Logos, the upper triangle on the Tree of Life. Prometheus represents the Ray of Creation, the Light of Christ, that organizes and forms Adam, the man.
Of course, that man, “Adam,” is not a physical body. Again, this is a place where people fall into misinterpretations. They assume that the story of Prometheus relates how the physical body originated. Scholars, teachers, and professors all assume that the story of Prometheus was concocted by primitive people that were seeking to merely explain the mysteries of being alive. These scholars ignore that the ancient Greeks were not at that level of being. These stories come from an ancient, secret knowledge, and the originators of these stories hid the esoteric tradition in these symbols. Prometheus is known in every religious tradition, but with different names. The Greeks did not invent Prometheus. The Greeks did not invent the symbol of man being created from clay, the earth. You can find that symbol in every great religion.
Adam, the man, symbolizes not a physical body, but the entirety of our Being. This is represented on the Tree of Life. More …