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Prometheus Bound (Ancient Greek: Προμηθεὺς Δεσμώτης, romanized: Promētheús Desmṓtēs) 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.
Prometheus Bound By Aeschylus Written ca. 430 B.C.E. Dramatis Personae KRATOS BIA HEPHAESTUS PROMETHEUS CHORUS OF THE OCEANIDES OCEANUS IO Scene Mountainous country, and in the middle of a deep gorge a Rock, towards which KRATOS and BIA carry the gigantic form of PROMETHEUS. HEPHAESTUS follows dejectedly with hammer, nails, chains, etc. KRATOS.
Greek: Promētheus desmōtēs. Prometheus Bound, tragedy by Aeschylus, the dating of which is uncertain. The play concerns the god Prometheus, who in defiance of Zeus (Jupiter) has saved humanity with his gift of fire. For this act Zeus has ordered that he be chained to a remote crag.
Feb 2, 2018 · Prometheus Bound - World History Encyclopedia. Definition. by Donald L. Wasson. published on 02 February 2018. Available in other languages: Persian, Spanish. Prometheus. Patrick Rasenberg (CC BY-NC-SA) The Greek dramatist Aeschylus (c. 525 - c. 456 BCE) is considered one of the greatest tragic playwrights of his generation.
Overview. Prometheus Bound is a play by the ancient Greek tragedian Aeschylus that was likely written around 456 BCE. It tells the story of Prometheus, a Titan who defies the gods by giving fire to humanity and is subsequently punished by Zeus.
“Prometheus Bound” (Gr: “Prometheus Desmotes” ) is a tragedy often attributed to the ancient Greek playwright Aeschylus although it is now usually considered to be almost certainly the work of another (unknown) hand, perhaps as late as 415 BCE.
Analysis. Kratos and Bia, the servants of Zeus, arrive at the top of the Scythian mountains, the very edge of Greek civilization, with Hephaistos and a captive Prometheus. “Hephaistos,” Kratos says, “you must carry out the Father’s will / and bind the criminal to this steep looming rock / with chains of adamant, unbreakable.”.
