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πŸ‘€ Prometheus (fire-stealer)

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  • Information
    son of Iapetos, steals fire
    Sometimes conflated with
    πŸ‘€ Ithas
    Wikidata
    https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q83160
    Trismegistos
    https://www.trismegistos.org/name/42842
    LIMC headword
    Prometheus
    Digital LIMC
    https://ark.dasch.swiss/ark:/72163/1/080E/K5LpiiARQ92ZE1hltkiLsAz
    Gender
    Male
    Appearance and powers
    Creates living beingsHas power of prophecy
    Death
    Becomes immortal
    Son of
    πŸ‘€ IapetosπŸ‘€ Asia (Oceanid)πŸ‘€ Clymene (Oceanid I)πŸ‘€ ThemisπŸ‘€ Eurymedon (giant)πŸ‘€ Hera
    Father of
    πŸ‘€ Deucalion (Thessalian)πŸ‘€ Hellen
    Husband of
    πŸ‘€ Hesione (Oceanid)
    Has children with
    πŸ‘€ Pandora (first woman)πŸ‘€ Pyrrha (Thessalian)πŸ‘€ Pronoe (m. of Deucalion)
    Belongs to
    πŸ‘₯ the Titans
    Creates
    πŸ‘€ Pandora (first woman)
    Wounded by
    πŸ‘€ the Caucasian Eagle
    Buried at
    πŸ›οΈ the Tomb of Prometheus (Argos)πŸ›οΈ the Tomb of Prometheus (Opountian Locris)
    Cult sites
    🌍 the Academy (Athens)
    Dwelling
    πŸ›οΈ the Cave of Prometheus (India)
    Related entities
    πŸ‘€ Asia (Oceanid)πŸ‘€ AtlasπŸ‘€ EpimetheusπŸ‘€ IapetosπŸ‘€ Menoitios (f. of Atlas)πŸ‘€ Athena🌍 Lake Triton🏺 the Head of ZeusπŸ‘€ Zeus (Olympian)πŸ‘€ Hephaistos🌍 Mount Caucasos (Pontos)πŸ‘€ the Caucasian EagleπŸ‘€ HeraclesπŸ‘€ Deucalion (Thessalian)πŸ‘€ Pyrrha (Thessalian)🏺 the Ark of Deucalion⏳ the Flood of Deucalion🌍 Thessaly🌍 Hellas (Phthia)πŸ‘€ Cheiron (centaur)πŸ›οΈ the Cave of Cheiron🏺 the Golden Apples of the Hesperides🌍 the Land of the HyperboreansπŸ‘€ AchillesπŸ‘€ ThetisπŸ‘€ Clymene (Oceanid I)🏺 the Chains of Prometheus🌍 Mecone (unlocatable)πŸ‘€ Pandora (first woman)πŸ‘€ AphroditeπŸ‘₯ the CharitesπŸ‘€ HermesπŸ‘₯ the HoraiπŸ‘€ Peitho (personification)πŸ‘€ Aras🌍 Panopeus (Phocis)🌍 the Academy (Athens)πŸ‘€ HellenπŸ‘€ Pronoe (m. of Deucalion)πŸ‘€ BiaπŸ‘€ Cratos🌍 ScythiaπŸ‘€ ThemisπŸ‘₯ the OceanidsπŸ‘₯ the TitansπŸ‘€ Cronos🌍 TartarosπŸ‘€ Oceanos (Titan)🌍 River Oceanos (unlocatable)πŸ‘€ Hesione (Oceanid)πŸ‘€ HeraπŸ‘€ IoπŸ‘€ Argos (Panoptes)πŸ‘₯ the Sons of AigyptosπŸ‘₯ the Danaids🌍 Argos (city)🏺 the Thunderbolt of ZeusπŸ‘₯ the Amazons🌍 Cimmerian Bosporos🌍 River Hybristes (unlocatable)πŸ‘€ IthasπŸ›οΈ the Forge of Hephaistos (Mount Olympos)πŸ‘₯ the Olympian Gods🌍 River Nile (Egypt)🏺 the Bow of Heracles🌍 the Stony Plain (Gaul)🏺 the Stones of ZeusπŸ›οΈ the Cave of Prometheus (India)πŸ‘€ Antiochos (Heraclid)πŸ‘€ Eurymedon (giant)πŸ›οΈ the Tomb of Prometheus (Argos)πŸ›οΈ the Tomb of Prometheus (Opountian Locris)
    Mentioned by
    πŸ“– Apollodoros, Library 1.2.3πŸ“– Apollodoros, Library 1.3.6πŸ“– Apollodoros, Library 1.7.1πŸ“– Apollodoros, Library 1.7.2πŸ“– Apollodoros, Library 2.5.4πŸ“– Apollodoros, Library 2.5.11πŸ“– Apollodoros, Library 3.13.5πŸ“– Hesiod, Theogony 507-544πŸ“– Hesiod, Theogony 535-560πŸ“– Hesiod, Theogony 570-616πŸ“– Hesiod, Works & Days 42-89πŸ“– Pausanias 2.14.2-2.14.4πŸ“– Pausanias 2.19.5πŸ“– Pausanias 5.11.5-5.11.6πŸ“– Pausanias 10.4.4πŸ“– Pausanias 1.30.2πŸ“– Scholia on Apollonios, Argonautica 3.1086πŸ“– Euripides, Phoenician Women 1085-1140πŸ“– Aeschylus, Prometheus Bound 1-87πŸ“– Aeschylus, Prometheus Bound 114-150πŸ“– Aeschylus, Prometheus Bound 152-195πŸ“– Aeschylus, Prometheus Bound 196-240πŸ“– Aeschylus, Prometheus Bound 286-305πŸ“– Aeschylus, Prometheus Bound 343-375πŸ“– Aeschylus, Prometheus Bound 526-560πŸ“– Aeschylus, Prometheus Bound 561-590πŸ“– Aeschylus, Prometheus Bound 752-778πŸ“– Aeschylus, Prometheus Bound 823-875πŸ“– Aeschylus, Prometheus Bound 937-970πŸ“– Aeschylus, Prometheus Bound 999-1035πŸ“– Aeschylus, Prometheus Bound 700-740πŸ“– Eumelos, Titanomachy fr. 5 WestπŸ“– Eumelos, Titanomachy fr. 7 WestπŸ“– Exerpta Vaticana 1πŸ“– Lucian, Dialogues of the Gods 5.1 MacLeodπŸ“– Lucian, Dialogues of the Gods 5.2 MacLeodπŸ“– Lucian, Prometheus 1-4πŸ“– Lucian, Prometheus 5πŸ“– Lucian, Prometheus 20πŸ“– Lucian, Prometheus 21πŸ“– Lucian, On Sacrifices 6πŸ“– Lucian, Zeus Catechized 8πŸ“– Lucian, The Lover of Lies 2πŸ“– Lucian, The Dance 38πŸ“– Lucian, To One Who Said, "You're a Prometheus in Words" 1-3πŸ“– Lucian, To One Who Said, "You're a Prometheus in Words" 7πŸ“– Ps-Plutarch, On Rivers 5πŸ“– Diodoros, Library 1.19.1-1.19.4πŸ“– D-Scholia, Iliad 1.519πŸ“– Diodoros, Library 4.15.1-4.15.2πŸ“– Diodoros, Library 5.67.1-5.67.5πŸ“– Ovid, Ibis 291-292πŸ“– D-Scholia, Iliad 1.10πŸ“– Lucian, On Salaried Posts in Great Houses 26πŸ“– Ovid, Metamorphoses 1.68-1.88πŸ“– Ovid, Metamorphoses 1.313-1.415πŸ“– Strabo 4.1.7πŸ“– Strabo 15.1.6-15.1.9πŸ“– Vergil, Eclogues 6πŸ“– D-Scholia, Iliad 14.295πŸ“– Ovid, Amores 2.16πŸ“– Strabo 11.5.5πŸ“– Lycophron, Alexandra 1283-1308πŸ“– Ps-Lucian, Affairs of the Heart 43πŸ“– Ps-Lucian, Affairs of the Heart 36πŸ“– Lucian, Dialogues of the Dead 20.13 MacLeodπŸ“– Lucian, On Sacrifices 5πŸ“– Lucian, Zeus Rants 1πŸ“– Callimachus, Iambi 2 = fr. 192-192a PfeifferπŸ“– Callimachus fr. 493 PfeifferπŸ“– Ion of Chios, Tragedies FragTrag fr. 19 = fr. 15 Snell-KannichtπŸ“– Pliny, Natural History 7.198πŸ“– Pliny, Natural History 7.209πŸ“– Pliny, Natural History 37.2πŸ“– Pliny, Natural History 33.8
    Mentioned in text
    Apollodoros, LibraryHesiod, TheogonyHesiod, Works & DaysPausaniasScholia on Apollonios, ArgonauticaEuripides, Phoenician WomenAeschylus, Prometheus BoundEumelos, Titanomachy Exerpta VaticanaLucian, Dialogues of the GodsLucian, PrometheusLucian, On SacrificesLucian, Zeus CatechizedLucian, The Lover of LiesLucian, The DanceLucian, To One Who Said, "You're a Prometheus in Words"Ps-Plutarch, On RiversDiodoros, LibraryD-Scholia, IliadOvid, IbisLucian, On Salaried Posts in Great HousesOvid, MetamorphosesStraboVergil, EcloguesOvid, AmoresLycophron, AlexandraPs-Lucian, Affairs of the HeartLucian, Dialogues of the DeadLucian, Zeus RantsCallimachus, IambiCallimachusIon of Chios, TragediesPliny, Natural History
    Reported to be mentioned in text
    Hesiod, EhoiaiHesiod, TheogonyApollodoros, LibraryAeschylus, Prometheus UnboundPoseidoniosEuphorion of ChalcisMenander
    Mentioned in citation of
    πŸ“– Hesiod, Ehoiai fr. 3 MostπŸ“– Hesiod, Ehoiai fr. 5 MostπŸ“– Hesiod, Theogony 535-560πŸ“– Apollodoros, Library 1.7.2πŸ“– Aeschylus, Prometheus Unbound fr. 199 RadtπŸ“– Poseidonios fr. 229 Edelstein & KiddπŸ“– Euphorion of Chalcis fr. 58 LightfootπŸ“– Menander fr. 718 Koerte
    Depictions
    🎨 Attic Red-Figure Bell Krater attributed to the Nikias Painter (BM 1898.7-16.6; Beazley 217462; LIMC Antiochos 3)🎨 Wall Paintings from Casa dei Capitelli Colorati VII 4, 31.51, Pompeii (MANN 8849, 8886; PALP r7-i4-p31-space-26)🎨 Wall Painting from Tomb on the Via Ostiense, Rome (Via Ostiense n/a)🎨 Fragments of Bronze Shieldband from Olympia (Olympia B1732)🎨 Fragment of Bronze Shieldband from Olympia (Olympia B4992)🎨 Bronze Shieldband from Olympia (Olympia Br. 4014)🏺 the Shield of Tydeus
    Reported depictions
    🎨 Cult Statue of Zeus at Olympia by Pheidias (LIMC Zeus 89)
    Relevant to local traditions reported from
    🌍 Egypt🌍 Macedonia (N. Greece)
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