The gods put him in bondage and torment, representing the subjection to the flesh.

But Prometheus is saved in a different way from Adam; not by renunciation, but by the prowess of Hercules, that is to say, the triumphant aspiration of Humanity.

Man triumphs by asserting his right to do so.

Self-consciousness he claims as a good thing, and embraces the world as his birthright.

Here, you see, there is no room for the crushing sense of sin.