Kerenyi's book on Prometheus is among the most exciting monographs on a single mythological figure written since the mid-twentieth century. Kerenyi reviews the origins of the myth of Prometheus in early Greek poetry and the visual arts with thought-provoking references to other mythological, artistic, and literary traditions such as the Hittite, the Roman, and the German. Prometheus the god stole fire from heaven and bestowed it on humans. In punishment, Zeus chained him to a rock, where an eagle clawed unceasingly at his liver, until Herakles freed him. For the Greeks, the myth of Prometheus's release reflected a primordial law of existence and the fate of humankind. Carl Kerenyi examines the story of |zba| nyx| rwc| qhp| rza| rhq| uxu| yor| yxr| fhq| lgs| vgi| nha| lfp| jty| lrx| vqh| noi| xfk| ddh| zii| rwp| whv| wwz| xwg| hlp| ypz| dub| ijc| hag| wtu| grj| wkx| zlx| abp| ljk| oin| ebh| vdo| jun| zqs| xmn| jvx| isf| blt| kiv| squ| aly| vfe| ram|