Trick at Mecone story Zeus was actually deceived, and that Hesiod is trying to be pious by changing the story to make Zeus look better. As an act of revenge, Zeus hid fire from humankind, leaving them cold and shivering at night. Prometheus, however, out of pity stole it for them shortly after, incurring the further wrath of Zeus. Prometheus's punishment was to be chained to a rock and have an eagle (or a vulture by some variants) pick out his liver every day for eons, until Heracles slew the eagle, releasing Prometheus from his affliction. The "Theogony" text is ambiguous about whether
Tommaso dei Cavalieri the drawings is not fully understood, although it is common for scholars to relate them to moralizing themes or ideas about Neoplatonic love. "Punishment of Tityus" 1532 and "Rape of Ganymede" 1532These two drawings both represent a muscular male attacked by an eagle. Tityus was the son of a human princess and the god Zeus. He attempted to rape a goddess and was killed by two of the gods, but his punishment did not end with death; for eternity he was chained to a rock in Hades while two vultures ate his liver, which was considered the seat of the