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- The Titan Prometheus has been chained to a precipice in the Indian Caucuses for all eternity by the tyrant god Jupiter, as punishment for giving humanity the gift of fire. He has been imprisoned for three thousand years thus far, and every day an eagle is sent by Jupiter to peck out his organs, which grow back overnight.
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Protagonist Prometheus. Antagonist Zeus, represented by his servants Kratus, Bia, and Hermes. Setting (time) Pre-history—sometime after human invention of agriculture and development of mining. Setting (place) A rocky mountain in the Caucasus
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Literary Period: Classical Greek Period. Genre: Greek Tragedy. Setting: The top of the Scythian mountains, at the very edge of Greek civilization. Climax: Hermes is sent to the top of the mountain by Zeus and threatens Prometheus if Prometheus refuses to tell Zeus about Zeus’s fated marriage and son.
According to Prometheus, Zeus will need him one day, and when he does, Zeus will have to set him free first. However, Prometheus’s inability to beg Zeus is evidence of his psychological freedom—even though Zeus may have him chained to a mountain, he doesn’t control Prometheus’s mind and spirit.
“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.
Intro. Prometheus Unbound Summary. Next. Preface. Literary devices: Genre. Mood. Setting. Style. Tone. View all. The Titan Prometheus has been chained to a precipice in the Indian Caucuses for all eternity by the tyrant god Jupiter, as punishment for giving humanity the gift of fire.
