Prometheus Bound
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Prometheus Bound is an ancient Greek tragedy traditionally attributed to Aeschylus that dramatizes the punishment of the Titan Prometheus for defying Zeus by giving fire and knowledge to humanity.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ancient Greek tragedy
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play → tragedy → |
| author | Aeschylus → |
| centralTheme |
divine punishment
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justice and injustice → knowledge and enlightenment → rebellion against tyranny → suffering and endurance → the gift of fire to humanity → |
| characterizationOfPrometheus |
benefactor of humanity
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suffering rebel → |
| countryOfOrigin |
Greek Antiquity
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surface form: "Ancient Greece"
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| depictsEvent |
Prometheus chained to a rock
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Prometheus’ defiance of Zeus → prophecy about the fall of Zeus → |
| dramaticForm | verse drama → |
| featuresCharacter |
Bia
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Hephaestus → Hermes → Io → Kratos → Oceanus → Prometheus → Zeus → |
| featuresChorus | Oceanids → |
| followedBy |
Prometheus Unbound
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Prometheus →
surface form: "Prometheus the Fire-Bringer"
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| genre | tragedy → |
| language | Ancient Greek → |
| literaryInfluenceOn |
Romanticism
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surface form: "Romantic literature"
Western literature → philosophical interpretations of rebellion → |
| literaryPeriod | Classical Greek literature → |
| mythologicalTradition | Greek mythology → |
| originalTitle | Προμηθεὺς Δεσμώτης → |
| partOf |
Prometheus
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surface form: "Prometheus trilogy"
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| plotFocus | punishment of Prometheus by Zeus → |
| portrayalOfZeus | tyrannical ruler → |
| questionedAttribution | authorship of Aeschylus → |
| setting |
Scythian wilderness
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remote rocky cliff → |
| structure | one-act tragedy → |
| themeOf |
conflict between gods and mortals
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fate and prophecy → power and authority → |
| timeOfComposition | 5th century BCE → |
| title | Prometheus Bound → |
| traditionallyAttributedTo | Aeschylus → |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form: "binding of Prometheus"