According to legend, Prometheus was a Greek deity who was witness to the birth of humankind. Actually, Prometheus did a bit more than that: He’s said to have created humankind himself, using clay.

The exhibition also features a roomful of other works, tracing Prometheus as an artistic muse. The capper is “Prometheus Eternal,” a comic book with eight modern interpretations of the Prometheus ...

In legend, they were both punished by Zeus for sharing knowledge with humanity. Atlas shared knowledge of astronomy which was used for navigation and Prometheus gave knowledge of fire.

No. 36. PRometheus Chained to the Rock. School of Caravaggio. The mythological account of PRometheus is, "That Jupiter bound him to a pillar on Mount Caucasus with chains, and sent an eagle to prey ...