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1. www.sparknotes.com › drama › prometheusPrometheus Bound Lines 561–906 Summary & Analysis - SparkNotes

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   The following conversation between them reveals first, the prophesy of Zeus's downfall, which would profit both Prometheus and Io, and then the prophesy that Io's descendant will free Prometheus. In other ways, too, Prometheus and Io are bound together by fate. The former is a victim of Zeus's hatred, while the latter is a victim of his love.

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   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.

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   Study with Quizlet and memorize flashcards containing terms like Can Zeus ever, ever fall from power?, Of course I would, why not, isn't Zeus my oppressor?, Who'll rob Him of His scepter, His power? and more.

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   Prometheus, the title character and protagonist of Aeschylus’s Prometheus Bound, is made to suffer for the entirety of the play. At the beginning, Prometheus is chained to the side of a mountain by Kratos and Bia, the servants of Zeus, and this is only the start of his misery. He will remain chained to the rock until the thunder and lightning ...

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   prometheus' "kin" (friendship basically) who wants to help free him and support him and tell Zeus to help. Hermes. -Tells prometheus he's stupid for thinking his forethought knows about the downfall of Zeus -messenger of zeus bc he can hear promentheus. Study with Quizlet and memorize flashcards containing terms like What is the setting of ...

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   According to Prometheus, after Io arrives at “Thesprotian Zeus ’s shrine of prophecy,” she will meet Dodona “on her lofty ridge.” “Thou shalt be Zeus’s fabled bride one day,” Dodona will say, and Io will “smile” and be “flattered.” Still plagued by the gadfly, Io will move along the coast to “the great gulf of Rhea,” where a storm will force her to change direction.

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   How are Prometheus and IO bound together?

   • The following conversation between them reveals first, the prophesy of Zeus's downfall, which would profit both Prometheus and Io, and then the prophesy that Io's descendant will free Prometheus. In other ways, too, Prometheus and Io are bound together by fate. The former is a victim of Zeus's hatred, while the latter is a victim of his love.

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   Did Prometheus say Zeus will fall?

   • Prometheus’s claim that Zeus will fall must have been considered near blasphemy in Aeschylus’s day, and no other known myth or ancient play depicts the downfall of Zeus in such a way. According to Prometheus, Zeus can “avert this doom” only if he frees Prometheus from his chains. “But who will free you against Zeus’s will?” Io asks.

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   What does Prometheus say to Io?

   • Io asks what reason she has to go on living, but Prometheus says that she should be glad not to have his fate, since he cannot die and must suffer much longer. He tells her, however, that a son greater than him will depose Zeus. Asked if Zeus can avoid this, Prometheus answers that this may happen only if a descendant of Io frees him.

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   How does Io influence Prometheus's prophecy?

   • Clearly Io influences his prophecy. Io's presence angers Prometheus, and he prophesies the future that most appeals to him at that moment. Prometheus wants Zeus's downfall, and he says that this downfall will occur. Io's entrance, then, leads to a change in Prometheus's character.

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   What is Prometheus Bound by Aeschylus about?

   • They write new content and verify and edit content received from contributors. 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.

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   Does Prometheus suffer?

   • Prometheus, the title character and protagonist of Aeschylus’s Prometheus Bound, is made to suffer for the entirety of the play. At the beginning, Prometheus is chained to the side of a mountain by Kratos and Bia, the servants of Zeus, and this is only the start of his misery.

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   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. Despite his seeming isolation, Prometheus is visited by the ancient god Oceanus, by a chorus of Oceanus’s daughters, by the “cow-headed” Io (another victim of ...