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NathanRosario — Prometheus Chained
Published: 2012-10-05 22:00:31 +0000 UTC; Views: 47895; Favourites: 920; Downloads: 6973
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This is a painting that I had wanted to do now for weeks and finally decided to take a little time from my freelance stuff to paint it. Let me know what you think!Detail of this pic can be found here: [link]
Here is some info on this Myth:
Prometheus is a Titan who in Greek mythology is credited with the creation of man from clay and the theft of fire for human use, an act that enabled progress and civilization. He is known for his intelligence, and as a champion of mankind.
The punishment of Prometheus as a consequence of the theft is a major theme of his mythology. Zeus, king of the Olympian gods, sentenced the Titan to eternal torment for his transgression. The immortal Prometheus was bound to a rock, where each day an eagle, the emblem of Zeus, was sent to feed on his liver, only to have it grow back to be eaten again the next day.
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Though I don't agree with acnient people to make an eagle as a tormentor (I think some kind of monster or a giantwould be better) it is agood idea to make a tormentor giant.
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Prometheus the titan gave humanity knowledge and fire he stole from the Olympian gods, and with it Humanity forged their civilization. For this 'transgression', Zeus have him bound to a rock and a great eagle eat his liver every day, only for it to regrow overnight and the ordeal to repeat itself for eternity.
Remind me again why the Greeks worshiped the Olympians?
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Maybe because they were afraid of what would happen if they didn't?
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Too damn terrified of the lightning-throwing capricious loathers. I read somewhere that the moment Christianity hit the scene in Greece, their former worshippers left the pantheon in DROVES.
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I think I'm starting to see why a lot of Goa'uld in Stargate were based on Greek gods...
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i want to swip them: eagle chained by wings and legs and free Prometheus
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And, the trick was that Prometheus will stay chained to Caucase untill another living been come, and replace him by his own free will. Imagine that did'nt happened for a long time...
Any way, there was a certain centaur who got beaten badly by Hercules and Hercules speared his life if he went and replace Prometheus. The poor centaur did that, and that is how Prometheus was released.
But, when Zeus heard of that, he gone mad, because he pormised to Prometheus that he will be forever chained to mountain Caucase, he did'nt actually bilived for a second that another misfortune creature will ever stand Prometheus's place.
So, in order to keep his promice he made Prometheus to wear a small ring with a rock of mountain Caucase forever. That is how Zeus could keep his word, and Prometheus could walk free...
Any way, great piece. I love it.
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He looks totally like Jesus, except for Jesus being a mere mortal and a copycat
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That's a huge @#$%^&! eagle. Compared to a titan, anyway.
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Thanks! It's big eagle in order to make it menacing.
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This is awesome! Would I be able to use if for a card in my custom Magic the Gathering set? It would be greatly appreciated!
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You captured an epic story with a truly epic painting.
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I absolutely love it, especially the eagle and the landscape!! Amazing job!!
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I don't have an answer to that. I would guess that people's from older times felt that the liver was the center of the human being. Similarly to us associating the heart to our emotions and persona today.
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Well depicted! Perhaps he should have given Man the microwave instead!
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True! Without electricity it would have been useless anyhow and therefore Zeus would have been okay with us having it.
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Gorgeous, simple gorgeous! It really makes you pause for a moment to just admire it. So well done, and the attention to detail is amazing. It is the obvious thought and effort that went into the work that really brings it to the next level. The piece speaks for itself, with no explanation needed. It stirs the emotions. I wish I had just a portion of your talent 
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Wow, all I can say is thank you!
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now l know how it lines into the movie Prometheus.... regeneration
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Really amazing!
That happens when you help humans...
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Why am I so fucking sure it was a vulture instead of an eagle?
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I looked it up. The eagle is one of the symbols of Zeus (the other being the lightning bolt) and it's Zeus who punishes Prometheus. So it has to be an eagle that came to eat his liver.I had thought about having a vulture and even began painting one but in the end the Eagle was the right way to go.
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Anyway, this piece is amazingly done!
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Astounding piece of work!
Thanks for sharing...
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Thank you for the feature!
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