Title

Prometheus Bound

Creator

Preview

Creation Date

4-29-1928

Description

27 x 26 cm. , Pen and Ink on Cardstock. Illustration of a man chained to a rock by the sea with an eagle swooping toward him.

An ancient Greek legend tells how Prometheus, founder of civilization, incurred the anger of Zeus, who had him chained to a rock, where an eagle devoured his liver every day, which each night was renewed. ; Selfishness ; Riches ; Desire