Prometheus Bound is an ancient Greek tragedy traditionally attributed to Aeschylus and thought to have been composed sometime between 479 BC and the terminus ante quem of 424 BC. The tragedy is based
Prometheus Being Chained by Vulcan by Dirck van Baburen
Prometheus Bound: staging by MacMillan Films in 2015
In Greek mythology, Prometheus is a Titan responsible for aiding and creating humanity in its earliest days. He defied the Olympian gods by taking fire from The Gods and Mount Olympus and giving it to
Prometheus Bound
…to Aeschylus and thought to have been composed sometime between 479 BC and the terminus ante quem of 424 BC. The tragedy is based on the myth of Prometheus, a Titan who defies Zeus, and protects and gives fire to mankind, for which he is subjected to the wrath of Zeus and punished. British-born author…
Prometheus tortured by the eagle (black-figure kylix, 560-550 BC, Vatican Museums)
Prometheus Brings Fire by Heinrich Friedrich Füger. Prometheus brings fire to mankind as told by Hesiod, with its having been hidden as revenge for the trick at Mecone.
Prometheus depicted in a sculpture by Nicolas-Sébastien Adam, 1762 (Louvre)
The Torture of Prometheus, painting by Salvator Rosa (1646–1648)