The Great Heroes: Prometheus, (painting).

The Great Heroes: Prometheus, (painting).

MacEwen, Walter, 1860-1943, painter.

The Great Heroes: Prometheus, (painting).

Prometheus, (painting).

Prometheus stands over his brother Epitmetheus and warns him not to accept Pandora from the gods. Pandora and her box are at right.

Mythology -- Classical -- Prometheus

Mythology -- Classical -- Epimetheus

Mythology -- Classical -- Pandora

Library of Congress, 10 1st Street, S.E., South Corridor, Washington, District of Columbia 20540

One of nine lunettes in a series depiciting incidents in the lives of heroes in Greek mythology.

Small, Herbert, "The Library of Congress: its architecture and decoration," New York: Norton, 1982, pg. 75.

Small, Herbert, "The Library of Congress: its architecture and decoration," New York: Norton, 1982, pg. 75.

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