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Prometheus and the Liver through Art and Medicine
| Title: | Prometheus and the Liver through Art and Medicine |
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| Authors: | Rosmalen, Julia, Gulik, Merel, Rosmalen, Belle, Gulik, Thomas |
| Publisher Information: | Oxford: Taylor & Francis; Routledge, 2025. |
| Publication Year: | 2025 |
| Collection: | Books Imported or submitted locally |
| Original Material: | 7b3c7b10-5b1e-40b3-860e-c6dd5197f0bb |
| Subject Terms: | prometheus, myth, art, liver, medicine, History of art, The arts: general topics, History, History of medicine |
| Description: | Prometheus was punished by the supreme god Zeus for giving to mankind the Olympic fire with which they learned to think and feel. He was chained to a cliff in the Caucasus, where, to make matters worse, he was visited daily by an eagle who ate part of his liver. At night, however, his liver grew back. We now know that the liver can regenerate, but were the ancient Greeks aware of this quality? The myth of Prometheus has been a source of inspiration for many visual artists over the centuries. In this book, the medical history of the liver is traced through the ages through an examination of historical texts on the organ’s functions and properties, parallel to the art movements in which the fascinating iconography of Prometheus is reviewed. The book offers a surprising interplay of art and medicine, placing emphasis on the unique morphology of the liver. |
| Document Type: | book |
| File Description: | application/pdf |
| Language: | English |
| ISBN: | 978-1-04-077554-7 978-94-6372-309-1 978-1-04-078687-1 978-1-00-370207-8 1-04-077554-3 94-6372-309-9 1-04-078687-1 1-00-370207-4 |
| DOI: | 10.4324/9781003702078 |
| Access URL: | https://library.oapen.org/handle/20.500.12657/107761 |
| Rights: | URL: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0 |
| Notes: | ONIX_20251023T101257_9781040775547_31 https://library.oapen.org/handle/20.500.12657/107761 |
| Accession Number: | edsoap.20.500.12657.107761 |
| Database: | OAPEN Library |
| ISBN: | 9781040775547 9789463723091 9781040786871 9781003702078 1040775543 9463723099 1040786871 1003702074 |
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| DOI: | 10.4324/9781003702078 |