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Quote #10
PROMETHEUS. Ah me!
HERMES. That is not an expression that Zeus understands.
PROMETHEUS. Well, time, as it grows old, teaches everything! (980-982)
Hermes says that Zeus just doesn't understand phrases like "ah me!"—in other words, simple compassion. But check out the snappy comeback: someday, he's going to. Is this a coded reference to his belief that somebody will come along and kick Zeus off his throne—in other words, that Zeus will learn compassion once he is down in the depths of despair himself? If so, do you think Prometheus will have any compassion for Zeus when the king of the gods is in that position?