Chell is thought to represent Pandora, who delivers Epimetheus great power, only to unleash hell on Earth. Just as Prometheus and Epimetheus created man, GLaDOS cloned Aperture employees and Wheatley was in charge of keeping test participants alive in storage. Wheatley certainly fits the bill, being like Epimetheus, a foolish character compared to the genius Prometheus. Atlas, P-Body and Wheatley are thought to represent the brothers of Prometheus Atlas, Menoetius, and Epimetheus respectively. Just as Prometheus gave fire to humans and was punished for it, likewise GLaDOS gave Chell the Portal Gun and it ended up being her eventual downfall. The turret is actually comparing the story of Portal to Greek mythology. He was cast to the bowels of the Earth and pecked by birds"? Known as the ‘Prometheus Turret’, ‘Oracle Turret’, or ‘Different Turret’, you may very well have rescued this little guy from “redemption” and noted his uncanny references to events passed in the Portal universe, but what exactly did this little guy mean by "Prometheus was punished by the gods for giving the gift of knowledge to man. ![]() One particular turret in the game has earned a name for itself among fans. ![]() The Promethean Legend This one's different. ![]() ![]() Thanks to all those who left kind words on my post last week, this week I have a slightly shorter but hopefully no less interesting amalgamation of Portal 2 trivia and interpretations for your consumption, so let’s get right to it.
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