CLA 2323 Lecture 6: Prometheus Bound (May 21, 2015)
5 Oct 2015
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Prometheus bound was probably a trilogy (1- prometheus bound, 2- prometheus. Prometheus bound: pro is being chained, pro unbound: pro is unchained, pro the fire- Pro the fire-bringer barely survived and pro unbound was incomplete. Prometheus: okeanids (chorus) (children of okeanos and thetis, chorus leader engages with prometheus, okeanos, hermes. Hephaestus: god of the smiths and metal-working. Etna in sicily where he works alongside the three cyclops: mt. Etna was thrown at typhon in the typhonomachy. He was born asexually to her or from her and zeus. Hera wasn"t happy with him and threw him off mt. Some sources say he fell for a week/day including thetis, and they kept him safe for nine years. For her birthday, he constructed a golden throne. During that time, they taught him how to work with metal and to craft. After nine years, he wanted to put his skills to use against his mother.
