Prometheus bound to a rock, his liver eaten by an eagle and his torch dropped from his hand. Engraving with etching.

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Prometheus bound to a rock, his liver eaten by an eagle and his torch dropped from his hand. Engraving with etching. Wellcome Collection. Public Domain Mark. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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Prometheus was one of the Titans, a divine figure associated with the origin of fire. In the legend by Hesiod, Zeus is tricked by Prometheus and as a punishment Zeus has him bound to a pillar, his liver eaten daily by an eagle and nightly renewed until he is finally freed by Heracles

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1 print : engraving, with etching ; image 23.3 x 17.5 cm

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Promethée... Hesiodus, Theogonia ... Lettering continues in Greek

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Wellcome Collection 43633i

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