Talk:Sofia Sakharov/@comment-11454852-20150126033903/@comment-11372432-20150201093331

I do think it is odd that she used Gleipnir, but that could mean nothing. That said, you just made me realize something interesting. The titan Prometheus was said to have pitied humans whose lives were generally plagued with death and had little meaning, so he gave them the gift of fire, which was a great crime for a god to do. The gift lead to settlements and camps and later, civilization. It also lead to widespread destruction and chaos, which was why the gods forbade giving it to them in the first place. As punishment, Prometheus was chained to a rock and have his organs plucked out by eagles, and since he was immortal, this would last for eternity.

I mentioned this story for a few reasons: 1) Gleipnir could be a substitute for the chains on Prometheus, 2) Prometheus was doing what he thought was right, even if everyone else believed it to be wrong (and, in general, rather ambiguous on if it really was), and 3) as you can see in the trivia up there, Sofia is a Greek name, specifically "wisdom" which is rather appropriate, given the story.