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   Bia's name means violence, representing the nature of Zeus's power. Bia is a silent character, helping Kratus bring Prometheus to the rock to be chained. We can assume that what holds for Kratus holds also for Bia. A list of all the characters in Prometheus Bound. Prometheus Bound characters include: Prometheus, Zeus, The Oceanids (the Chorus).

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   The procrastination of Prometheus's revelation of Io's future echoes this theme. When he concludes her story to her, he reveals that Io will be healed and impregnated by Zeus. There is a suggestion that Prometheus's own fate will mirror Io's and that, after a lengthy procrastination, he will also be reconciled with Zeus.

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   The story of Io, as presented in Prometheus Bound, raises questions about the relations between male and female, power relations, and divine-divine and divine-human interconnections, rendering the use of body and the subject of love and marriage the prime matter of discussion. Io’s character is outlined in such a way so as to either complement or contradict the basic male character of the ...

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   Mythology Summary and Analysis of Prometheus; Pandora; Prometheus and Io. Zeus gives the task of creating humans to Prometheus and his brother Epimetheus. Epimetheus, whose name means “afterthought,” grants the animal kingdom all the joys of creation—fur, wings, shells, and so on—until there seems to be nothing left for man.

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   MythNET - Prometheus and Io. This story is written by both Aeschylus and Ovid. One day, while Prometheus was serving his punishment for his kindness toward man, he had a strange visitor. The visitor looked like a cow but had the voice of a girl who seemed mad with misery. As the visitor, Io, approached, Prometheus recognized the visitor.

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   Prometheus outside Aeschylus. a " trickster " type: one who delights in outwitting the powerful. story of Prometheus and the sacrifice. (and Zeus' revenge: the making of Pandora) story of Prometheus and the fire. name means "foreknowledge". an older god: one of the Titans (or a son of a Titan), the generation of ruling gods under Kronos, in the ...

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   What does Prometheus say about Io?

   • In response to the story, Prometheus reveals a prophecy that Io will wander for a long time in the beastly body, tormented by the fly. But finally she will reach the river Nile, where Zeus will restore her to her human form and give her a son. From this son will be born the greatest of heroes, Hercules, who will give Prometheus himself his freedom.

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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 does Io tell Prometheus about Zeus and Hera?

   • The story that Io tells Prometheus also reveals much about the relationship between Zeus and Hera. They trick each other, they play games with each other, and they use humans as pawns in those games.

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   How did IO meet Prometheus?

   • Indeed, Io was wandering from country to country like a mad cow, always being stung by the gadfly. During her journey, she crossed the path between Propontis and the Black Sea. Since then, this path was named Bosporus, which means "the passage of the cow". After a while, in Mount Caucasus, she met the Titan Prometheus, who was chained by Zeus.

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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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   Why does Prometheus tell Io a prophecy?

   • By telling the prophecy to Io, Prometheus gives her hope that will help her stay strong in the hard times ahead. As the two characters connect, the story portrays a poignant scene of empathy between characters who do not resemble on another: one character in a human form and the other in the form of a cow.

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   Io was the daughter of Inachus, one of the River Gods and king of Argos. She was a beautiful, young girl and a priestess of goddess Hera. However, one day, great god Zeus saw her and fell madly in love with this maiden. Io was constantly avoiding his amorous attempts, until Zeus took the form of clouds, surrounded her and made love to her.