Prometheus made man from clay, and then gave them fire.
Zeus sent him to the bowels of Hell to be pecked by a bird.
That myth is about 'trying to play god'.
Frankenstein is about 'trying to play god'.
There are many stories telling why you should die, why you shouldn't play god; furthermore, why humans are the way they are as well as why they should stay that way.
Who cares, though, we got us some SCIENCE. :D