Why is the Prometheus myth important for Romanticism?

On some levels, the myth of Prometheus is important for
Romantic thinkers because it affirms the power of the individuals.  In Greek Mythology,
the mortals were completely subservient to the immortal Gods.  Humans were rather
insignificant in terms of the power relationship in the likes of Zeus, Hera, Apollo, and
Athena.  In the myth of Prometheus, this relationship is altered, as an immortal,
Prometheus, helps the human beings achieve something that the Gods possess.  Fire and
the knowledge to use it is an element from the Gods to the mortals.  The myth endorses
the potential power of the individual.  It is in this light that the Romantic thinkers
embrace Prometheus.  The fact that individual subjectivity is worthy of receiving
primacy, and the fact that individuals do possess some capacity on the same level as the
divine are Romantic elements.  Romantic thinkers were convinced that individual
subjective consciousness, the notion of "self," should not be repressed nor should it be
contained.  It is in this light that Romantic thinkers would have found the myth of
Prometheus important.  Additionally, the character of Prometheus is one that appeals to
the Romantic thinker. The Romanticist, convinced that how the world should operate is
distinctly different from how it is, would believe in the Prometheus myth.  As a
character, Prometheus sacrifices greatly for his creation, mankind.  Due to this, he is
made to suffer, yet does not show regret for his sacrifice for humanity, a
characteristic appealing to Romantic thought.