Greek Myth - How the Turtle was created When the war between the Titans and the Gods was over, Zeus had commanded the two conquered Titans Prometheus and Epimetheus to create a new being, one of higher intelligence, that could rule over the animals but be the slaves to the Gods. Prometheus and Epimetheus agreed, and Prometheus got some dust from the Earth, mixed it with some water, and made some clay. This he set before Epimetheus and himself, and they set to work on how they would make this new being. The task was not an easy one. Prometheus and Epimetheus argued terribly, mostly over what the new being