Prometheus Bound

Prometheus Bound shows the Titan Prometheus chained to a remote rock at the edge of the world. His punishment comes from Zeus, whom he defied by giving fire and knowledge to human beings. Visitors come to him, including the sea nymphs of the chorus, the god Oceanus and the wandering Io, and Prometheus speaks of power, foresight and endurance. The play is a study of tyranny, defiance and suffering. Scholars debate whether Aeschylus wrote it, but it has long been read with his work.