Devkota’s Twentieth Century Prometheus

In Greek mythology, Prometheus is a Titan, culture hero, and trickster figure who is credited with the creation of man from clay, and who defies the gods and gives fire to humanity (theft of fire), an act that enabled progress and civilization. He is known for his intelligence and as a champion of mankind. (wikipedia, 2013)

In 20th Century, While working on Greek mythology Laxmi Prasad Devkota has used translation as a liberating force on the one hand and captivating force on the other. In his efforts of liberating and captivating these characters,he has created a different type of myth. Devkota was endowed with unleashing poetic gifts and capacity of creating and recreating myths.By redescribing Greek myths from the perspective of his own socio-political and cultural environs, Devkota has recreated a different mythic reality. In the process of transcreation, this myth creator has become a myth for the successive generations. (Translation and Mythology A case of Devkotas Promithas - Bal Ram Adhikari, 2013)

An excerpt from Devkota's masterpiece when Prometheus stirs the human beings to chant
"बोल हो मानव , झरोस , झरोस , गिरोस , जिउस "(Translation : Say, oh humans, may Zeus fall, may he fall.)

References
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prometheus#Prometheus_in_the_Twentieth_Century
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Laxmi_Prasad_Devkota
http://www.academia.edu/4657380/Translation_and_Mythology_A_case_of_Devkotas_Promithas