Project Gutenberg 2008-12-08 Public domain in the USA. 399 Aeschylus -525 -456 Aischylos Αισχύλος Αἰσχύλος Esquilo Buckley, Theodore Alois 1825 1856 Buckley, T. A. (Theodore Alois) tmp92004065 Aeschylus' Prometheus Bound and the Seven Against Thebes Reading ease score: 76.9 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. Produced by Suzanne Lybarger, Turgut Dincer, Brian Janes, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net. "Prometheus Bound and the Seven Against Thebes" by Aeschylus is a collection of two tragedies that showcase the themes of defiance against divine authority and the tragic outcomes of human conflict, likely written in the 5th century BC. The main character of "Prometheus Bound" is Prometheus, a Titan who has been punished by Jupiter for stealing fire and giving it to humanity, while "The Seven Against Thebes" focuses on the conflict in Thebes and the tragic fate of its defenders as they confront external forces. The plays explore profound moral and philosophical questions surrounding suffering, power, and fate. At the start of "Prometheus Bound," Prometheus is chained to a rocky crag in Scythia as punishment for his transgressions against Zeus, who has seized power from the Titans. As he reflects on his fate, he interacts with characters like Strength, Force, and Vulcan, who reluctantly carry out Zeus's command to bind him. His misery intensifies as he reveals his benevolence towards humanity and the gifts he has bestowed upon them, contrasting sharply with the betrayal he faces from the god he once supported. In "The Seven Against Thebes," the action unfolds with Eteocles rallying citizens in preparation for an impending siege, emphasizing themes of valor, brotherhood, and the tragic consequences of war as the destinies of the characters become intertwined with their fateful choices. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Tragedies Prometheus (Greek deity) -- Drama Seven against Thebes (Greek mythology) -- Drama Polynices (Greek mythological figure) -- Drama Eteocles, King of Thebes (Mythological character) -- Drama Thebes (Greece) -- Drama PA Text Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 263596 263493 2024-10-11T14:48:01.032415 2023-09-12T07:08:19.392933 text/html text/html 283736 2021-01-04T11:49:39 text/html; charset=utf-8 91345 2021-01-04T11:49:39 text/html; charset=utf-8 application/zip 183263 2024-10-11T14:48:10.892869 application/epub+zip 186494 2024-10-11T14:48:05.339394 application/epub+zip 149833 2024-10-11T14:48:03.744398 application/epub+zip 403278 2024-10-11T14:48:14.296807 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 391238 2024-10-11T14:48:09.783342 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 338723 2022-09-12T14:47:43.380147 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 190406 190278 2024-10-11T14:47:59.889439 2023-09-12T07:08:18.563935 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 189810 2021-01-04T11:49:39 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 77051 2021-01-04T11:49:39 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 189924 2021-01-04T11:49:39 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 76807 2021-01-04T11:49:40 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 23528 2024-10-11T14:48:14.444825 application/rdf+xml 19496 2024-10-11T14:48:04.333382 image/jpeg 4119 2024-10-11T14:48:04.039514 image/jpeg 179995 2024-10-11T14:48:01.052404 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia