Slide 1Questions for Today Questions for TodayPrometheus BoundPrometheus BoundSlide 5Prometheus BoundPrometheus BoundPrometheus’s AttitudePrometheus BoundSlide 10Herakles frees Prometheus (Aphrodisias)Questions for Today Questions for Today•PROMETHEUS BOUNDQuestions for TodayQuestions for Today●Compare Hesiod’s and Aeschylus’ stories of Prometheus●Relationship of Zeus to Humans?●Relationship of Prometheus and Zeus?●What is Prometheus’ relationship with humans?Prometheus BoundAeschylus 525 BC – 456 BCDramaPart of trilogy now lostBut audience would have known story and endingPrometheus Bound●Hephaistos ordered by Zeus to bind Prometheus – problem of following orders, pities Prometheus,●Rewards for charity to man/defying gods●Zeus fames for harsh dominion- pitiless●Prometheus had helped Zeus in Titanomachy●Zeus going to destroy humans•Prometheus and Chorus•Prometheus tells what he did–Gave the fire–Taught them arts•Prometheus is defiant of Zeus•Chorus says Zeus is starting a “harsh dominion”•Chorus says P’s “tongue is too unbridled”Prometheus Bound●Oceanus tries persuade Prometheus to not be defiant of Zeus●Pitiless of gods in suffering of Io.●Death as an escape from pain●Prometheus calls Zeus a tyrantPrometheus Bound●Hephaistos doesn’t want to bind Pro, but he does●Oceanus – scared for Prometheus●Hermes threatens Prometheus against speaking against Zeus.●Contrast with the chorus who say that they despise disloyalty and will stand by PrometheusPrometheus’s Attitude●BRING IT ON!!!●ZEUS’ ACTION ARE WRONG AND I WILL SPEAK OUT.●HIS MOTHER IS JUSTICE AND HE WILL BE JUST.Prometheus Bound●Man’s vulnerability in struggle against the gods●Champion of mankind●Rejoices in the gifts he has given humans●Man’s inhumanity to man.Man’s vulnerability in struggle against the godsMan’s inhumanity to man.Champion of mankind of rightRejoices in the gifts he has given humansHerakles frees Prometheus(Aphrodisias)●L526-534Questions for TodayQuestions for Today●Compare Hesiod’s and Aeschylus’ stories of Prometheus●Relationship of Zeus to Humans?●Relationship of Prometheus and Zeus?●What is Prometheus’ relationship with