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Prometheus the god stole fire from heaven and bestowed it on humans. In punishment, Zeus chained him to a rock, where an eagle clawed unceasingly at his liver, until Herakles freed him. For the Greeks, the myth of Prometheus's release reflected a primordial law of existence and the fate of huma...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Kerényi, Karl, 1897-1973 (Autor)
Otros Autores: Manheim, Ralph
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Alemán
Publicado: Princeton : Princeton University Press, 1997.
Colección:Bollingen series ; 65, 1.
Mythos (Princeton, N.J.)
Temas:
Prometheus > (Greek deity)
Promethee > (mythologie grecque)
Archetype (Psychology) in literature.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Cover Page
  • Half-title Page
  • Title Page
  • Copyright Page
  • Contents
  • List of Plates
  • Introduction
  • I. Who is Goethe's Prometheus?
  • Prometheus and Christ
  • The 'Prometheus' of Goethe
  • The Dramatic Fragment
  • Goethe Interprets His Mythologem
  • The Modern Element in Goethe's Mythologem
  • II. The Titanic, and the Eternity of the Human Race
  • The Human Race and the Races of Men
  • A Pythagorean Doctrine
  • The World View of Greek Mythology
  • Who Were the Titans?
  • What Did 'Titanic' Mean to the Greeks?
  • The Sufferings of Hera
  • III. The Prometheus Mythologem in the Theogony'
  • What Are Theogonies?
  • The Marriage of Iapetos
  • The Brothers of Prometheus
  • Prometheus' Wound
  • The Deeds of Prometheus
  • The Original Sacrifice
  • Pre-Hesiodic Elements in Hesiod
  • The Mind of Zeus
  • Parallel in Works and Days'
  • IV. Archaic Prometheus Mythology
  • The Herald of the Titans'
  • Prometheus and Hermes
  • Women of Prometheus
  • Prometheus among the Kabeiroi
  • Titans and Kabeiroi
  • V. Methodological Intermezzo
  • The Limits of Reconstruction
  • How Much Can Be Known
  • What Is Communicable
  • VI. The World in Possession of Fire
  • From 'The Fire Kindler'
  • The Oxyrhynchus Fragment
  • The Heidelberg Fragment
  • The Position of the 'Pyrphoros'
  • VII. The Fire Stealer
  • The Deficient Nature of the Thief
  • The Inevitable Theft
  • VIII. The 'Prometheus Bound'
  • Cosmogonic Tragedy
  • The Rule of Zeus
  • Prometheus and the Elements
  • 'In Excess of Justice'
  • The Zeus World and Human Existence
  • The Suffering of Prometheus
  • IX. Prometheus the Knowing One
  • The Two Threads of the Tragedy
  • Zeus, the Father
  • Okeanos and His Daughters
  • The Knowledge of Prometheus
  • Mother Themis
  • Prometheus and Io
  • The Oracular Words of Prometheus
  • X. The Promethean Prophecy
  • The Foundation of the Prophecy
  • The Son of Thetis
  • XI. 'Prometheus Delivered'
  • The Last Prophecy in the 'Prometheus Bound'
  • Bodily Pain
  • Immortals Who Long to Die
  • The Redemption
  • XII. Conclusion after Goethe
  • Abbreviations
  • List of Works Cited
  • Index

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