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Prometheus

By Simon Max Bannister From New Zealand

  • Size : Large 260 x 123 x 100cm, 102 x 48 x 39in (H x W x L)
  • Category : Sculpture
  • Condition : Very Good
  • Medium : Iron Steel
  • Classification : Sculpture
  • Series : 1
  • Orientation : Portrait

In Greek mythology, Prometheus, possibly meaning “forethought”. A demigod, one of the Titans, who was worshipped by craftsmen. When Zeus hid fire away from man Prometheus stole it by trickery and returned it to earth. As punishment Zeus chained him to a rock where an eagle fed each day on his liver, which grew again each night; he was rescued by Hercules.

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