Prometheus
A myth begins as a story, but when many generations find it significant, it becomes a category, one of the available forms of feeling.
Prometheus was a Titan who, according to Greek myth, stole fire from heaven, gave it to man, and was consequently put to extreme torture by Zeus.
In its simplest version, the myth of Prometheus tells a story to account for the origin of human consciousness.
For a fascinating entry see The New Encyclopaedia Britannica, 1995.