ABSTRACT
The Prometheus myth has been handed down to us through the pens of several different authors. Each of them added to or removed elements of the story, altering the myth and its implications for society. All of these adaptations can be located in the visual arts of classical antiquity. This interplay between text and image is called iconography, and Prometheus’ iconographical tradition is rooted in early formal image making and begins at the same time and place as the stories, when the myth was still a ‘living’ myth. This chapter will examine a selection of the early correspondences between text and artwork.
