20Th Century Bleached Elm Carved Sculpture Of The Greek Mythology 'Prometheus'
Stock No
391
2016
- £5,850.00
- €6,656 Euro
- $7,700 US Dollar
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Item Description
The punishment of Prometheus for stealing fire from Olympus and giving it to humans is a subject of both ancient and modern culture. Zeus, King of the Olympian gods, condemned Prometheus to eternal torment for his transgression. Prometheus was bound to a rock, and an eagle—the emblem of Zeus—was sent to eat his liver (in ancient Greece, the liver was thought to be the seat of human emotions). His liver would then grow back overnight, only to be eaten again the next day in an ongoing cycle. According to several major versions of the myth, most notably that of Hesiod, Prometheus was eventually freed by the hero Heracles.[8][9]. The struggle of Prometheus is located by some at Mount Elbrus or at Mount Kazbek, two volcanic promontories in the Caucasus Mountains beyond which for the ancient Greeks lay the realm of the barbari.
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Tetbury, Gloucestershire, Gloucestershire
Item Dimensions
H: 57cm W: 110cm D: 55cm
Period
Circa 1970
Item Location
United Kingdom
Seller Location
Tetbury, Gloucestershire, Gloucestershire
Item Location
United Kingdom
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+ 44 (0) 1454 238004
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