<p>Aeschylus brings in Io, not part of the original Prometheus story, as a positive female figure replacing Pandora. Turned into a cow and stung by a gadfly, she wanders the world, an innocent sufferer. But from her line will come Herakles or Hercules, who will release Prometheus. </p>

Aeschylus brings in Io, not part of the original Prometheus story, as a positive female figure replacing Pandora. Turned into a cow and stung by a gadfly, she wanders the world, an innocent sufferer. But from her line will come Herakles or Hercules, who will release Prometheus.

Episode 205: Aeschylus’ Prometheus Bound, “Act 3,” Io, the Innocently Tormented Woman. Instead of Pandora, a Positive Female Figure.

This podcast is aimed at a non-specialist audience interested in acquiring what Northrop Frye called, in the title of one of his books, an educated imagination. Its materials are drawn from the many courses in literature and mythology that I taught, combined with material from my book The Productions of Time, for which I hope the podcast may provide an accessible introduction, with concrete examples.

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Episode 205: Aeschylus’ Prometheus Bound, “Act 3,” Io, the Innocently Tormented Woman. Instead of Pandora, a Positive Female Figure.

Episode 205: Aeschylus’ Prometheus Bound, “Act 3,” Io, the Innocently Tormented Woman. Instead of Pandora, a Positive Female Figure.