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All This Over a Bit of Fire? Aeschylus’ Prometheus Bound (Part 1)
FromLet's Talk About Myths, Baby! Greek & Roman Mythology Retold
All This Over a Bit of Fire? Aeschylus’ Prometheus Bound (Part 1)
FromLet's Talk About Myths, Baby! Greek & Roman Mythology Retold
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Length:
34 minutes
Released:
Nov 9, 2021
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Podcast episode
Description
Prometheus gave humanity fire, but he paid the price. Prometheus is brought to his punishment and meets the chorus of Oceanids. The Prometheus Bound is an examination of tyranny and the rule of Zeus, king of the gods.CW/TW: far too many Greek myths involve assault. Given it's fiction, and typically involves gods and/or monsters, I'm not as deferential as I would be were I referencing the real thing.Sources: The Prometheus Bound (maybe) by Aeschylus: translations by Herbert Weir Smyth, James Romm, and George Theodoridis. All quotations from the Weir Smyth unless otherwise noted. Special thanks to Ash Strain for their help researching this episode! Follow Ash on Twitter: @ashstrain_.Attributions and licensing information for music used in the podcast can be found here: mythsbaby.com/sources-attributions. Our GDPR privacy policy was updated on August 8, 2022. Visit acast.com/privacy for more information.
Released:
Nov 9, 2021
Format:
Podcast episode
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