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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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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.
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. [ 1 ][ 2 ] The tragedy is based on the myth of Prometheus, a Titan who defies ...
Introduction. “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. It is based on the myth of Prometheus, the Titan who was punished by the god ...
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 ...
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Prometheus BoundFull Play Summary. Kratus and Bia, two servants of Zeus, carry in Prometheus and hold him against a rocky mountain in the Caucasus. Hephaestus, whose job is to chain Prometheus to the rock, follows them. Kratus states that this is a punishment for giving fire to human beings, and Prometheus must learn to like Zeus's rule.
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Analysis. In this final and climactic section, the conflict between Zeus and Prometheus is stripped down to its most basic elements. Prometheus's love of humanity is not mentioned at all, and his theft of fire is only referred to once. Instead, the conflict is now presented as arising from Prometheus's refusal to obey Zeus's arbitrary laws.
