Besides Prometheus and Aeëtes, the story hasn’t included any other gods interested in philosophy, which reflects the vapidity of most gods. Circe and Aeëtes’s conversation reveals that Prometheus’s sacrifice was even more generous than Circe realized. The fact that he knew his punishment prior to helping the mortals illustrates the profundity of his self-sacrifice, as well as his determination to disrupt the abuse of mortals at the hands of the gods. Prometheus’s sacrifice in light of his prophetic knowledge sets him apart from his relative Helios, who, in the Titan-Olympian war, used his prophetic powers to ensure his own security. Although most of the gods are selfish, Prometheus refused to be like them, demonstrating that it is possible to break free of one’s family’s faults.