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3 lessons from reading Aeschylus' Prometheus Bound
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3 lessons from reading Aeschylus' Prometheus Bound

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May 21, 2025
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Prometheus Bound (Peter Paul Rubens, 1612)

1- No good deed goes unpunished.

Prometheus stole fire from the gods and gave it to mankind.

When Zeus wanted to wipe out the whole race of man to begin anew, Prometheus believed in man’s near-infinite potential for goodness. He gave them reason and rationality at a time when violence reigned—a turning point in c…

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