Titan, culture hero, and trickster figure in Greek mythology

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Prometheus bound to a rock, his liver eaten by an eagle. Crayon manner print by Lucien after P.T. Leclerc.

Prometheus bound to a rock, his liver eaten by an eagle. Engraving by C. Cort, 1566.

A man entwined in the coils of DNA. Scraperboard drawing by Bill Sanderson, 1990.

Prometheus bound to a rock, his liver eaten by an eagle. Crayon manner print.

Prometheus bound to a rock, his liver eaten by an eagle and his torch dropped from his hand. Engraving with etching.

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Prometheus

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Prometheus bound to a rock, his liver eaten by an eagle and his torch dropped from his hand. Engraving with etching.

Prometheus bound to a rock, his liver eaten by an eagle. Crayon manner print by Lucien after P.T. Leclerc.

Prometheus bound to a rock, his liver eaten by an eagle. Crayon manner print.

Prometheus bound to a rock, his liver eaten by an eagle. Engraving by C. Cort, 1566.

A man entwined in the coils of DNA. Scraperboard drawing by Bill Sanderson, 1990.