Prometheus Unbound

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Prometheus Unbound was a sequel to Prometheus Bound, traditionally attributed to Aeschylus. It depicted the release of Prometheus from his torments by Heracles. Unfortunately, it, and a third play, Prometheus Pyrphoros, are lost. Certain fragments have survived, however, and from these we can glean a general cast: Prometheus, a chorus of Titans and Hercules. In the appendix of James Scully and C. John Herington's translation of Prometheus Bound it is hypothesized that the cast also included Earth and/or Sky, as part of an elemental cycle across the entire trilogy.[1]


References

  1. Aeschylus, Scully, J., (Trans.) Herington, C.J. (Trans.) (1975) Prometheus Bound. Oxford: Oxford University Press

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