# The Myth of Prometheus [View the canonical artwork record]() ## Artwork - Artist: [PIERO DI COSIMO]() - Date: 1451-1500 - Technique: Oil on panel ## Commentary Prometheus in Greek mythology is the son of Iapetus, a Titan. He created the first man from clay, stole fire from the gods to give to mankind, and was punished by JUpiter, the father of the gods, by being chained to a rock where an eagle came everyday to feed on his liver. According to Ovid, Prometheus made the figure of a man from clay in the image of the gods. He is shown before a life-size statue which stands on a pedestal. <P> <TABLE ALIGN=LEFT CELLPADDING=5 BORDER=1 WIDTH=320 BGCOLOR="\#99CCCC"> <TR VALIGN=MIDDLE><TD><IMG SRC="/support/gif/listen.gif" BORDER=0 VALIGN=MIDDLE> Suggested listening \(streaming mp3, 13 minutes\):<BR><A HREF="\#" onClick="w=window.open \('/music1/19\_cent/liszt\_prometheus.html', 'newWin', 'scrollbars=yes,status=no,dependent=yes,screenX=0,screenY=0,width=350,height=350'\);w.opener=this;w.focus\(\);return true"><B>Franz Liszt: Prometheus, symphonic poem</B></A> </TD></TR></TABLE> \*\*\* Keywords: \*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\* Author: PIERO DI COSIMO Title: The Myth of Prometheus Time-line: 1451-1500 School: Italian Form: painting Type: mythological ## Related artworks - [Adoration of the Child]() - [Allegory]() - [Battle of Lapiths and Centaurs]() - [Forest Fire \(detail\)]() - [Forest Fire]() - [Giuliano da Sangallo]() - [Holy Family with the Young St John the Baptist]() - [Hunting Scene]() - [Immaculate Conception with Saints]() - [Incarnation of Jesus \(detail\)]() - [Incarnation of Jesus]() - [Madonna and Sleeping Christ Child with the Infant St John the Baptist]() ## Attribution [Web Gallery of Art]()