Over the years, a plan took shape: a guerrilla memorial to mark the 50th anniversary of Prometheus’ death. “The story of Prometheus, it has so many ingredients,” Weiss says.

To punish Prometheus, Zeus nailed him to a mountain in the Caucasus and sent an eagle to forever peck at his regenerating liver. Zeus also unleashed Pandora and her box of troubles into the world.

Connection to the Title: The subtitle, "The Modern Prometheus," is crucial to understanding the significance of the last line. In Greek mythology, Prometheus was a Titan who defied the gods by ...