Prometheus and the Liver
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 | van Rosmalen, Julia van Gulik, Merel van Rosmalen, Belle van 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-797162025-07-30T11:55:15Z Prometheus and the Liver van Rosmalen, Julia van Gulik, Merel van Rosmalen, Belle van Gulik, Thomas Prometheus, myth, art, liver, medicine thema EDItEUR::A The Arts::AG The Arts: treatments and subjects::AGH Human figures depicted in art thema EDItEUR::M Medicine and Nursing::MJ Clinical and internal medicine thema EDItEUR::A The Arts::AG The Arts: treatments and subjects::AGH Human figures depicted in art thema EDItEUR::M Medicine and Nursing::MJ Clinical and internal 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. 2022-03-24T04:00:42Z 2022-03-24T04:00:42Z 2022-03-23T09:07:31Z 2022 book OCN: 1313546380 https://library.oapen.org/handle/20.500.12657/53539 9789463723091 https://directory.doabooks.org/handle/20.500.12854/79716 eng open access image/jpeg image/jpeg image/jpeg Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International https://library.oapen.org/bitstream/20.500.12657/53539/1/Prometheus_PDF.pdf https://library.oapen.org/bitstream/20.500.12657/53539/1/Prometheus_PDF.pdf https://library.oapen.org/bitstream/20.500.12657/53539/1/Prometheus_PDF.pdf Amsterdam University Press 10.5117/9789463723091 10.5117/9789463723091 de2ecbe7-1037-4e96-8c3a-5a842d921e04 9789463723091 208 open access |
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