Prometheus Bound
by Aeschylus
Chapter 1 of 6 Introduction and Dramatis Personae
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- Running time
- 1 h 27 min
- Language
- English
- Readers
- Agnes Robert Behr, Alan Mapstone, Algy Pug, Beeswaxcandle, Greg Giordano and 2 others
- Translated by
- Elizabeth Barrett Browning
Chapters
About this recording
Prometheus Bound is a Greek Tragedy usually attributed to Aeschylus.
Jupiter has turned against Prometheus for protecting mankind and has ordered him to be chained to a rock. But Prometheus is comforted by his knowledge of a way to bring about the downfall of Jupiter.
This verse translation by Elizabeth Barrett Browning was published in 1851. - Summary by Alan Mapstone
Cast List
Prometheus: Greg Giordano
Strength: Larry Wilson
Hephaestus: Algy Pug
Oceanus: Beeswaxcandle
Io: Inkell
Hermes: Alan Mapstone
Chorus of Ocean Nymphs: Agnes Robert Behr
Editor: Alan Mapstone