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👤 Prometheus (fire-stealer)

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  • Information
    son of Iapetos, steals fire
    Sometimes conflated with
    👤 Ithas herald of the TitansEumelos, TitanomachyEpicEumelosGreekGeometric (ca. 900-700 BCE)
    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
    Son of
    👤 Iapetos TitanApollodoros, LibraryMythography & HistoriographyApollodorosGreekEarly Imperial (ca. 31 BCE-79 CE)Middle Imperial (ca. 69-235 CE)Eumelos, TitanomachyEpicEumelosGeometric (ca. 900-700 BCE)Hesiod, TheogonyHesiodHesiodHesiod, Works & DaysPausaniasGeographyPausaniasOvid, MetamorphosesOvidLatin👤 Asia (Oceanid) OceanidApollodoros, LibraryMythography & HistoriographyApollodorosGreekEarly Imperial (ca. 31 BCE-79 CE)Middle Imperial (ca. 69-235 CE)Eumelos, TitanomachyEpicEumelosGeometric (ca. 900-700 BCE)Lycophron, AlexandraLycophronEarly Hellenistic (ca. 336-220 BCE)Middle Hellenistic (ca. 220-150 BCE)👤 Clymene (Oceanid I) Oceanid mother of Prometheus and EpimetheusHesiod, TheogonyEpicHesiodGreekGeometric (ca. 900-700 BCE)Hesiod👤 Themis Titan, personification of lawAeschylus, Prometheus BoundTragedy & SatyrAeschylusGreekEarly Classical (ca. 480-450 BCE)Middle Classical (ca. 450-400 BCE)🌍 Athens (Attica) city in AtticaAeschylus👤 Eurymedon (giant) king of the GiantsD-Scholia, IliadMythography & HistoriographyD-ScholiaGreekMiddle Imperial (ca. 69-235 CE)Late Imperial (ca. 235-330 CE)Euphorion of ChalcisEuphorion of ChalcisEarly Hellenistic (ca. 336-220 BCE)Middle Hellenistic (ca. 220-150 BCE)👤 Hera Olympian goddessD-Scholia, IliadMythography & HistoriographyD-ScholiaGreekMiddle Imperial (ca. 69-235 CE)Late Imperial (ca. 235-330 CE)Euphorion of ChalcisEuphorion of ChalcisEarly Hellenistic (ca. 336-220 BCE)Middle Hellenistic (ca. 220-150 BCE)
    Father of
    👤 Deucalion (Thessalian) survives flood, repopulates earthApollodoros, LibraryMythography & HistoriographyApollodorosGreekEarly Imperial (ca. 31 BCE-79 CE)Middle Imperial (ca. 69-235 CE)Hesiod, EhoiaiEpicHesiodGeometric (ca. 900-700 BCE)HesiodAnonymous, On Unbelievable StoriesAnonymousLate Antiquity (ca. 306-610 CE)D-Scholia, IliadD-ScholiaLate Imperial (ca. 235-330 CE)Ovid, MetamorphosesOvidLatin👤 Hellen eponym of the HellenesHesiod, EhoiaiEpicHesiodGreekGeometric (ca. 900-700 BCE)Hesiod
    Husband of
    👤 Hesione (Oceanid) daughter of Oceanos and wife of PrometheusAeschylus, Prometheus BoundTragedy & SatyrAeschylusGreekEarly Classical (ca. 480-450 BCE)Middle Classical (ca. 450-400 BCE)🌍 Athens (Attica) city in AtticaAeschylus
    Has children with
    👤 Pandora (first woman) first mortal womanHesiod, EhoiaiEpicHesiodGreekGeometric (ca. 900-700 BCE)Hesiod👤 Pyrrha (Thessalian) daughter of Epimetheus, wife of DeucalionHesiod, EhoiaiEpicHesiodGreekGeometric (ca. 900-700 BCE)Hesiod👤 Pronoe (m. of Deucalion) mother of DeucalionHesiod, EhoiaiEpicHesiodGreekGeometric (ca. 900-700 BCE)Hesiod
    Creates
    👤 Pandora (first woman) first mortal womanLucian, Dialogues of the GodsLucianGreekMiddle Imperial (ca. 69-235 CE)Lucian
    Wounded by
    👤 the Caucasian Eagle eats Prometheus' liverOvid, AmoresOvidLatinEarly Imperial (ca. 31 BCE-79 CE)
    Buried at
    🏛️ the Tomb of Prometheus (Argos) at Argos🏛️ the Tomb of Prometheus (Opountian Locris)
    Cult sites
    🌍 the Academy (Athens)
    Related Entities
    👤 Achilles  👤 Antiochos (Heraclid)  👤 Aphrodite  👤 Asia (Oceanid)  👤 Athena  👤 Atlas  👤 Bia  👥 the Charites  👤 Cheiron (centaur)  👤 Cratos  👤 Cronos  👤 Deucalion (Thessalian)  👤 Epimetheus  👤 Hera  👤 Iapetos  👤 Oceanos (Titan)  👤 Themis  👤 Zeus (Olympian)  👤 Hellen  👤 Hephaistos  👤 Heracles  👤 Hermes  👤 Pandora (first woman)  👥 the Horai  👤 Io  👤 Menoitios (f. of Atlas)  👥 the Oceanids  👤 Pyrrha (Thessalian)  🌍 Tartaros  👤 Thetis  👥 the Titans  👥 the Amazons  🏺 the Thunderbolt of Zeus 🏛️ the Forge of Hephaistos (Mount Olympos) 🏺 the Ark of Deucalion  🏺 the Bow of Heracles  👥 the Sons of Aigyptos  👥 the Danaids  🌍 River Oceanos (unlocatable)  🏺 the Golden Apples of the Hesperides 🌍 Argos (city)  🌍 Scythia  🌍 River Nile (Egypt)  🌍 Mount Caucasos (Pontos)  👤 Argos (Panoptes)  🌍 Cimmerian Bosporos  🌍 Lake Triton (Libya)  🌍 the Land of the Hyperboreans  ⏳ the Flood of Deucalion  🌍 Thessaly  👤 the Caucasian Eagle  🏛️ the Cave of Cheiron  🌍 Panopeus (Phocis)  🌍 Hellas (Phthia)  👤 Clymene (Oceanid I)  🌍 Mecone (unlocatable)  👥 the Olympian Gods 👤 Peitho (personification)  🏺 the Head of Zeus  👤 Aras  🏛️ the Tomb of Prometheus (Argos)  👤 Eurymedon (giant)  🌍 the Academy (Athens)  🏛️ the Tomb of Prometheus (Opountian Locris) 👤 Pronoe (m. of Deucalion)  👤 Hesione (Oceanid)  🌍 River Hybristes (unlocatable)  👤 Ithas  🌍 the Stony Plain (Gaul)  🏺 the Stones of Zeus  🏛️ the Cave of Prometheus (India)  🏺 the Shackles of Prometheus
    Mentioned by
    📖 Apollodoros, Library 2.5.4 📖 Apollodoros, Library 2.5.11 📖 Apollodoros, Library 1.2.3 📖 Apollodoros, Library 1.3.6 📖 Apollodoros, Library 1.7.1 📖 Apollodoros, Library 1.7.2 📖 Apollodoros, Library 3.13.5 📖 Hesiod, Works & Days 42-89 📖 Lycophron, Alexandra 1283-1308 📖 Pausanias 2.19.5 📖 Pausanias 10.4.4 📖 Pausanias 1.30.2 📖 Hesiod, Ehoiai fr. 3 Most 📖 Hesiod, Ehoiai fr. 5 Most 📖 Pausanias 2.14.2-2.14.4 📖 Pausanias 5.11.5-5.11.6 📖 Hesiod, Theogony 507-544 📖 Hesiod, Theogony 535-560 📖 Hesiod, Theogony 570-616 📖 Euripides, Phoenician Women 1085-1140 📖 Aeschylus, Prometheus Bound 1-87 📖 Aeschylus, Prometheus Bound 114-150 📖 Aeschylus, Prometheus Bound 152-195 📖 Aeschylus, Prometheus Bound 196-240 📖 Aeschylus, Prometheus Bound 286-305 📖 Aeschylus, Prometheus Bound 343-375 📖 Aeschylus, Prometheus Bound 526-560 📖 Aeschylus, Prometheus Bound 561-590 📖 Aeschylus, Prometheus Bound 700-740 📖 Aeschylus, Prometheus Bound 752-778 📖 Aeschylus, Prometheus Bound 823-875 📖 Aeschylus, Prometheus Bound 937-970 📖 Aeschylus, Prometheus Bound 999-1035 📖 Eumelos, Titanomachy fr. 5 West 📖 Eumelos, Titanomachy fr. 7 West 📖 Anonymous, On Unbelievable Stories 1 📖 Lucian, Dialogues of the Gods 5.1 MacLeod 📖 Lucian, Dialogues of the Gods 5.2 MacLeod 📖 Lucian, Prometheus 1-4 📖 Lucian, Prometheus 5 📖 Lucian, Prometheus 20 📖 Lucian, Prometheus 21 📖 Lucian, On Sacrifices 5 📖 Lucian, On Sacrifices 6 📖 Lucian, Zeus Catechized 8 📖 Lucian, The Lover of Lies 2 📖 Lucian, The Dance 38 📖 Lucian, To One Who Said, "You're a Prometheus in Words" 1-3 📖 Lucian, To One Who Said, "You're a Prometheus in Words" 7 📖 Ps-Plutarch, On Rivers 5 📖 Diodoros, Library 1.19.1-1.19.4 📖 D-Scholia, Iliad 1.519 📖 Ovid, Ibis 291-292 📖 D-Scholia, Iliad 1.10 📖 Lucian, On Salaried Posts in Great Houses 26 📖 Ovid, Metamorphoses 1.68-1.88 📖 Ovid, Metamorphoses 1.313-1.415 📖 Strabo 4.1.7 📖 Strabo 15.1.6-15.1.9 📖 Vergil, Eclogues 6 📖 D-Scholia, Iliad 14.295 📖 Ovid, Amores 2.16 📖 Strabo 11.5.5 📖 Ps-Lucian, Affairs of the Heart 36 📖 Ps-Lucian, Affairs of the Heart 43 📖 Lucian, Dialogues of the Dead 20.13 MacLeod 📖 Lucian, Zeus Rants 1 📖 Callimachus, Iambi 2 = fr. 192-192a Pfeiffer 📖 Callimachus fr. 493 Pfeiffer 📖 Ion of Chios, Tragedies FragTrag fr. 19 = fr. 15 Snell-Kannicht 📖 Pliny, Natural History 7.198 📖 Pliny, Natural History 7.209 📖 Pliny, Natural History 33.8 📖 Pliny, Natural History 37.2
    Mentioned in Text
    Apollodoros, Library Hesiod, Theogony Lycophron, Alexandra Hesiod, Works & Days Pausanias Hesiod, Ehoiai Euripides, Phoenician Women Strabo Aeschylus, Prometheus Bound Eumelos, Titanomachy Anonymous, On Unbelievable Stories Lucian, Dialogues of the Gods Lucian, Dialogues of the Dead Lucian, Prometheus Lucian, On Sacrifices Lucian, Zeus Catechized Lucian, Zeus Rants Lucian, The Lover of Lies Lucian, On Salaried Posts in Great Houses Lucian, The Dance Lucian, To One Who Said, "You're a Prometheus in Words" Ps-Lucian, Affairs of the Heart Ps-Plutarch, On Rivers Diodoros, Library D-Scholia, Iliad Ovid, Ibis Callimachus Ovid, Metamorphoses Vergil, Eclogues Ovid, Amores Callimachus, Iambi Ion of Chios, Tragedies Pliny, Natural History
    Mentioned in citation of
    📖 Apollodoros, Library 1.7.2 📖 Hesiod, Theogony 535-560 📖 Aeschylus, Prometheus Unbound fr. 199 Radt 📖 Poseidonios fr. 229 Edelstein & Kidd 📖 Euphorion of Chalcis fr. 58 Lightfoot 📖 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) 🎨 Fragment of Bronze Shieldband from Olympia (Olympia B4992) 🎨 Fragments of Bronze Shieldband from Olympia (Olympia B1732) 🎨 Bronze Shieldband from Olympia (Olympia Br. 4014)
    Reported depictions
    🏺 the Shield of Tydeus  🎨 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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