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Prometheus and Pandora

World According to Hecataeus (6 th cent. BC)

Reconstruction of Herodotus World Map, ca. 450 BC

Reconstruction of Homer’s View of the World, 900 BC

Mount Olympus, Thessaly, Greece

Palace of Zeus on Mount Olympus Image by permission of Encyclopedia Mythica

Iris Pouring Nectar for Amphrite and Poseidon Amphrite, Iris, Poseidon – Attic red figure, painted by Syleus (?) ca 480 BC, Toledo Museum of Art

Ops (Rhea) and Kronos (Saturn) with Baby Zeus (Jupiter) Rhea, Omphalos Stone, Kronos – Attic red figure, painted by Nausicaa (?) ca BC, Toledo Museum of Art

The Titans, Children of Earth (Gaia) and Heaven (Ouranos) Les Dieux Antiques, Nouvelle Mythologie Illustrée– Stephane Mallarmé, Paris 1880

Gaia (Earth) and Ouranos (Heaven) The War of the Giants, Athenian Red Figure – by Kylix, ca. 5 th century BC, Berlin Antikenmuseen F2531; Ouranos depicted on Greek postage stamp

Khaos Chaos Scene No. 3 – George Sotirhos

Earth, Sea, and Air Were All Mixed Together Life Form – George Sotirhos

Separating the Earth from the Sea, and Heaven from Both... Desert Song III – George Sotirhos

The Fiery Part, Being the Lightest, Sprang Up and Formed the Skies A Rose in the Sky – George Sotirhos

The Earth, Being Heavier, Sank Below... Gobi Desert – George Sotirhos

Water Took the Lowest Place, and Buoyed Up the Earth... Meditation Lake in Alpha – George Sotirhos

Image from Greek Mythology Link, © Carlos Parada & Maicar Förlag 1997

Prometheus and Athena Work to Mold Man from Clay The Myth of Prometheus, Oil on Panel, by Piero di Cosimo, 1515

Athena deposits the soul into man after Prometheus has molded him from clay Image from Greek Mythology Link, © Carlos Parada & Maicar Förlag 1997

Prometheus Steals the Fire Image from Greek Mythology Link, © Carlos Parada & Maicar Förlag 1997

Pandora Image from Greek Mythology Link, © Carlos Parada & Maicar Förlag 1997

Making of Pandora Interior of Cylix, BC

Pandora’s Box John William Waterhouse,

The Savage State: Before the World Was Furnished with Inhabitants Image from Greek Mythology Link, © Carlos Parada & Maicar Förlag 1997

Perpetual Spring Reigned in the Golden Age Image from Greek Mythology Link, © Carlos Parada & Maicar Förlag 1997

The Silver Age, When Houses Became Necessary Image from Greek Mythology Link, © Carlos Parada & Maicar Förlag 1997

The Brazen Age, More Savage of Temper... Image from Greek Mythology Link, © Carlos Parada & Maicar Förlag 1997

Crime Burst in Like a Flood... War Sprang Up...

Now All Was Sea... Image from Greek Mythology Link, © Carlos Parada & Maicar Förlag 1997

They Picked Up Stones and Cast Them Behind Them... Image from Greek Mythology Link, © Carlos Parada & Maicar Förlag 1997

The Strength of Will Resisting Oppression. Painting by Elsie Russell; image from Greek Mythology Link, © Carlos Parada & Maicar Förlag 1997