Prometheus devoured by the eagle. Engraved illustration

Prometheus devoured by the eagle. Engraved illustration from The Temple of the Muses, 1733. This book represented remarkable events of antiquity drawn and engraved by Bernard Picart (1673-1733). In Greek mythology, Prometheus was the deity who was the creator of mankind and its greatest benefactor, who stole fire from Mount Olympus and gave it to mankind. Prometheus, in eternal punishment, is chained to a rock in the Caucasus, Kazbek Mountain or Mountain of Khvamli, where his liver is eaten daily by an eagle

1673-1733 1733 Benefactor Caucasus Chained Creator Deity Devoured Eaten Eternal Kazbek Liver Mankind Muses Olympus Picart Prometheus Remarkable Represented

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