The Greeks
believe that Prometheus is the Potter God. He makes man from clay. One day, he
decided to sculpt a statue of Truth, who would control the behaviour of the
people.
While he was
working, Jupiter suddenly called him. Prometheus had an assistant called
Trickery. No cunning Trickery was left in charge of the workshop, while
Prometheus was away at Jupiter’s command.
Trickery
sculptured a statue of the same size, form and features as Truth. When the
statue was almost done, he realised there was not enough of clay to use for the
feet. However, just then, Prometheus returned.
Trickery quickly sat down on his seat. He was trembling with fear. He thought
his master would get angry to see his work.
Prometheus
said, “Oh! This is very good work, both the statues are alike!”
Now,
Prometheus wanted to get all the praise for his own skill. He put both statues
in the oven to bake. Then he brought them both to life. Truth walked away, but
the other statue without feet, kept standing.
The statue,
which was indeed a copy was just a result of a trick. Thus, it was named
Falsehood.
Truth will
always win over falsehood.
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