Prometheus Bound

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Prometheus Bound is an ancient Greek tragedy traditionally attributed to Aeschylus that dramatizes the punishment of the Titan Prometheus for defying Zeus by giving fire and knowledge to humanity.

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instanceOf ancient Greek tragedy
play
tragedy
author Aeschylus
centralTheme divine punishment
justice and injustice
knowledge and enlightenment
rebellion against tyranny
suffering and endurance
the gift of fire to humanity
characterizationOfPrometheus benefactor of humanity
suffering rebel
countryOfOrigin Ancient Greece
linked to: Greek Antiquity
depictsEvent Prometheus chained to a rock
Prometheus’ defiance of Zeus
prophecy about the fall of Zeus
dramaticForm verse drama
featuresCharacter Bia
Hephaestus
Hermes
Io
Kratos
Oceanus
Prometheus
Zeus
featuresChorus Oceanids
followedBy Prometheus Unbound
Prometheus the Fire-Bringer
linked to: Prometheus
genre tragedy
language Ancient Greek
literaryInfluenceOn Romantic literature
linked to: Romanticism

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philosophical interpretations of rebellion
literaryPeriod Classical Greek literature
mythologicalTradition Greek mythology
originalTitle Προμηθεὺς Δεσμώτης
partOf Prometheus trilogy
linked to: Prometheus
plotFocus punishment of Prometheus by Zeus
portrayalOfZeus tyrannical ruler
questionedAttribution authorship of Aeschylus
setting Scythian wilderness
remote rocky cliff
structure one-act tragedy
themeOf conflict between gods and mortals
fate and prophecy
power and authority
timeOfComposition 5th century BCE
title Prometheus Bound
traditionallyAttributedTo Aeschylus

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Prometheus appearsIn Prometheus Bound
Hesiod's Theogony includesMyth binding of Prometheus
linked to: Prometheus Bound
Prometheus Bound title Prometheus Bound
Oceanids mentionedIn Prometheus Bound
Aeschylus notableWork Prometheus Bound
Προμηθεὺς Δεσμώτης plotSummary The Titan Prometheus is chained to a remote rock by order of Zeus for giving fire and knowledge to humans and endures torment while prophesying Zeus’s eventual downfall.
linked to: Prometheus Bound
Προμηθεὺς Δεσμώτης associatedWork Prometheus the Fire-Bringer (lost tragedy traditionally linked as trilogy part)
linked to: Prometheus Bound
Kratos appearsIn Aeschylus’s Prometheus Bound
linked to: Prometheus Bound
Io appearsIn Prometheus Bound
Scythian wilderness appearsIn Prometheus Bound
Prometheus Unbound inspiredBy Aeschylus' Prometheus Bound
linked to: Prometheus Bound