02131nam 2200397z- 450 991055307870332120220324(CKB)5580000000297165(oapen)https://directory.doabooks.org/handle/20.500.12854/79716(oapen)doab79716(EXLCZ)99558000000029716520202203d2022 |y 0engurmn|---annantxtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierPrometheus and the Liverthrough Art and MedicineAmsterdam University Press20221 online resource (208 p.)94-6372-309-9 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.Prometheus and the LiverClinical and internal medicinebicsscHuman figures depicted in artbicsscPrometheus, myth, art, liver, medicineClinical and internal medicineHuman figures depicted in artRosmalen Julia vanauth1877299Gulik Merel vanauthRosmalen Belle vanauthGulik Thomas vanauthBOOK9910553078703321Prometheus and the Liver4489437UNINA