Lucian of Samosata · c. AD 125-after 180

Prometheus

Name: Prometheus
Author: Lucian of Samosata

Προμηθεὺς ἢ Καύκασος

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Prometheus on the Caucasus is a short comic dialogue between Hermes, Hephaestus and the Titan, with the greater part spoken by Prometheus in his own defence. It is divided into 21 sections.

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Text: Greek original with English translation, 2 passages, about 2900 words in English.
Translator: H. W. Fowler and F. G. Fowler (1905)
Edition: A. M. Harmon (ed.), Lucian, vol. II, Loeb Classical Library, London: William Heinemann; Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press, 1915 (Greek text as digitised by Perseus)
Cite as: Lucian of Samosata, Prometheus 1 (by section)

Contents · 2 passages

1–11Chained to the Caucasus; the charges1340 words
12–21The defence: men, fire and release1518 words

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English translation by H. W. Fowler and F. G. Fowler (1905). Original text: A. M. Harmon (ed.), Lucian, vol. II, Loeb Classical Library, London: William Heinemann; Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press, 1915 (Greek text as digitised by Perseus).

Greek text and translation from the Perseus Digital Library, Tufts University, CC BY-SA 4.0 (Perseus Digital Library, Greek text); translation public domain. Introductions, summaries and notes © GreekMythology.com.

Prometheus

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