Prometheus and the Liver Through Art and Medicine

by Belle van Rosmalen, Julia van Rosmalen, Merel van Gulik

Prometheus was punished by the supreme god Zeus for giving to mankind the Olympic fire with which they learned to think and feel. He was chained to a cliff in the Caucasus, where, to make matters worse, he was visited daily by an eagle who ate part of his liver. At night, however, his liver grew back. We now know that the liver can regenerate, but were the ancient Greeks aware of this quality? The myth of Prometheus has been a source of inspiration...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 9463723099
• ISBN13: 9789463723091
• Release Date: May 2022
• Publisher: Amsterdam University Press
• Length: 208 Pages