Prometheus Bound
Aeschylus
Read by LibriVox Volunteers
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 (1 hr 26 min)
Chapters
| Introduction and Dramatis Personae | 1:15 | Read by Alan Mapstone |
| Part 1: Strength and Hephæstus | 6:40 | Read by LibriVox Volunteers |
| Part 2: Prometheus | 16:29 | Read by LibriVox Volunteers |
| Part 3: Oceanus | 20:14 | Read by LibriVox Volunteers |
| Part 4: Io | 29:23 | Read by LibriVox Volunteers |
| Part 5: Hermes | 12:55 | Read by LibriVox Volunteers |