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A black-figure Lakonian kylix, c. 570-560 BCE, depicting the Titans Atlas carrying the world on his shoulders and Prometheus being tormented by an eagle sent by Zeus to eat his liver as punishment for giving mankind the gift of fire, stolen from Hephaistos. (Gregoriano Etrusco Museum, Vatican).
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Original image by Karl-Ludwig G. Poggemann. Uploaded by Mark Cartwright, published on 20 April 2013 under the following license: Creative Commons Attribution. This license lets others distribute, remix, tweak, and build upon your work, even commercially, as long as they credit you for the original creation. This is the most accommodating of licenses offered, in terms of what others can do with your works licensed under Attribution. Please note that content linked from this page may have different licensing terms.
Poggemann, K. G. (2013, April 20). Prometheus & Atlas. World History Encyclopedia. Retrieved from https://www.worldhistory.org/image/1149/prometheus--atlas/
Poggemann, Karl-Ludwig G.. "Prometheus & Atlas." World History Encyclopedia. Last modified April 20, 2013. https://www.worldhistory.org/image/1149/prometheus--atlas/.
Poggemann, Karl-Ludwig G.. "Prometheus & Atlas." World History Encyclopedia. World History Encyclopedia, 20 Apr 2013. Web. 18 Apr 2021.
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