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THE PROMETHEUS BOUND OF
ÆSCHYLUS

PERSONS OF THE DRAMA

Kratos and Bia (Strength and Force).
Hephaistus (Vulcan).
Prometheus.
Chorus of Ocean Nymphs.
Oceanus.
Io, Daughter of Inachus.
Hermes.

Kratos and Bia, Hephaistus, Prometheus.

Kr. We are come to the far-bounding plain of earth,
To the Scythian way, to the unapproached solitude.
Hephaistus, orders must have thy attention,
Which the Father has enjoined on thee, this bold one
To the high-hanging rocks to bind
In indissoluble fetters of adamantine bonds.
For thy flower, the splendor of fire useful in all arts,
Stealing, he bestowed on mortals; and for such

A crime 't is fit he should give satisfaction to the gods;