I’m not certain how many of you know this, but the opening scene to Prometheus is actually supposed to be the Indo-European creation myth.
The twins Manu the priest, and Yemo his brother perform the first sacrifice.
Yemo is sacrificed to create the world and all life.
From the body of Yemo, Manu fashions the whole of mankind, this is why it’s called Mankind. The etymology is that we’re the sons of Manu.
This is why the engineer kills David later on in the movie because he offends him by telling the engineer his father wishes to live forever.
Death is integral to life. The Indo-Europeans understood this and so too did the engineers who are supposed to be them.
The whole movie had a lot of things you may not have noticed. The engineers even speak reconstructed Proto-Indo-European. It sort of feels like a home coming to a place you’ve never been to.
The last part to the myth is supposed to be Trito, who, like Manu, continues the sacrifice and appeases the Gods. However in this story, it seems the real Hero dies, and the sacrifice is broken. I wonder if this was an intended. Maybe some reflection is needed here.
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