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Allusions
In Chapter 12, Rand alludes to Greek mythology renaming her two main characters Equality 7-2521 and Liberty 5-3000. Equality is renamed Prometheus, an allusion to the Titan who stole fire from Zeus and gave it to mankind. Liberty is renamed Gaea, an allusion to the titan of the earth and mother of the Gods.
| “ | I have read of a man who lived many thousands of years ago, and of all the names in these books, his is the one I wish to bear. He took the light of the gods and he brought it to men, and he taught men to be gods. And he suffered for his deed as all bearers of light must suffer. His name was Prometheus. And I have read of a goddess who was the mother of the earth and of all the gods. Her name was Gaea. Let this be your name, my Golden One, for you are to be the mother of a new kind of gods.[1] | ” |
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