Prometheus: Archetypal Image of Human Existence

by Karl Kerényi and C. Kerenyi

Book Overview

Prometheus the god stole fire from heaven and bestowed it on humans. In punishment, Zeus chained him to a rock, where an eagle clawed unceasingly at his liver, until Herakles freed him. For the Greeks, the myth of Prometheus's release reflected a primordial law of existence and the fate of humankind. Carl Ker nyi examines the story of Prometheus and the very process of mythmaking as a reflection of the archetypal function and seeks to discover how...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 069101907X
• ISBN13: 9780691019079
• Release Date: November 1997
• Publisher: Princeton University Press
• Length: 184 Pages
• Weight: 0.55 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.0" x 7.9"