Prometheus and the Liver through Art and Medicine
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 bac...
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| author | Rosmalen, Julia Gulik, Merel Rosmalen, Belle Gulik, Thomas |
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| description | 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 for many visual artists over the centuries. In this book, the medical history of the liver is traced through the ages through an examination of historical texts on the organ’s functions and properties, parallel to the art movements in which the fascinating iconography of Prometheus is reviewed. The book offers a surprising interplay of art and medicine, placing emphasis on the unique morphology of the liver. |
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| spelling | doab-20.500.12854ir-1685082025-10-24T05:11:05Z Prometheus and the Liver through Art and Medicine Rosmalen, Julia Gulik, Merel Rosmalen, Belle Gulik, Thomas prometheus myth art liver medicine thema EDItEUR::A The Arts::AG The Arts: treatments and subjects::AGA History of art thema EDItEUR::A The Arts::AB The arts: general topics thema EDItEUR::N History and Archaeology::NH History thema EDItEUR::M Medicine and Nursing::MB Medicine: general issues::MBX History of medicine 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 for many visual artists over the centuries. In this book, the medical history of the liver is traced through the ages through an examination of historical texts on the organ’s functions and properties, parallel to the art movements in which the fascinating iconography of Prometheus is reviewed. The book offers a surprising interplay of art and medicine, placing emphasis on the unique morphology of the liver. 2025-10-24T05:11:04Z 2025-10-24T05:11:04Z 2025-10-23T08:17:30Z 2025 book ONIX_20251023T101257_9781040775547_31 https://library.oapen.org/handle/20.500.12657/107761 9781040775547 9789463723091 9781040786871 9781003702078 https://directory.doabooks.org/handle/20.500.12854/168508 eng open access image/jpeg n/a https://library.oapen.org/bitstream/20.500.12657/107761/1/9781040775547.pdf Taylor & Francis Routledge 10.4324/9781003702078 10.4324/9781003702078 fa69b019-f4ee-4979-8d42-c6b6c476b5f0 9781040775547 9789463723091 9781040786871 9781003702078 Routledge 200 Oxford open access |
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