Document Type
Article
Department/Program
Classical Studies
Journal Title
Greek, Roman, and Byzantine Studies
Pub Date
2008
Volume
48
Issue
2
First Page
133
Abstract
Excerpt from the article: "The Prometheus bound is a lively testament to the Greek intellectual achievement of the sixth and fifth centuries B.C.E. In Aeschylus’ poetry one finds subtle reflections of the new learning and advances in both ethical and natural philosophy.1 For instance, Apollo’s defense of Orestes, that the mother is not even related to her children, but rather that the father provides the “seed” and the generative material, evinces the current state of medical theory and anticipates Aristotle’s efficient cause.2..."
Recommended Citation
Irby, Georgia L., Prometheus Bound and Contemporary Trends in Greek Natural Philosophy (2008). Greek, Roman, and Byzantine Studies, 48(2), 133-157.
https://scholarworks.wm.edu/aspubs/2104
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