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Comparing The Characters Of Gaea And Prometheus In Anthem

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The characters that are chosen in Anthem to represent Gaea and Prometheus are Liberty 5-3000 and Equality 7-2521. These names were given to these characters because of their role in the story.
Gaea and Prometheus were Titans not Gods. Titans were like giants. They had much more power than the Humans. Equality 7-2521 and Liberty 5-3000 had forbidden knowledge and knew more than the
World Council of Scholars.
In Greek mythology Gaea is the mother of earth and cares for almost everything.
Gaea is the continuation of life. Liberty 5-3000 worked in the fields growing crops which helped the
Earth. Liberty 5-3000 is Equality 7-2521’s continuation for a new society. Liberty 5-300 becomes pregnant with Equality 7-2521’s Child which is a new

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