At the bidding of Jupiter, Prometheus set about the creation of Man and the other animals. Jupiter, seeing that Mankind, the only rational creatures, were far outnumbered by the irrational beasts, bade him redress the balance by turning some of the latter into men. Prometheus did as he was bidden, and this is the reason why some people have the forms of men but the souls of beasts.
应朱庇特的要求，普罗米修斯创造了人类和其他动物。朱庇特看到人类是唯一有智慧的造物，数量远远少于没有智慧的野兽，于是就要求他把一些野兽变成人类，以平衡数量。普罗米修斯遵命而行，因此，现在有些人徒具人形，灵魂却如同野兽。