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200 00$aPrometheus and the Liver$ethrough Art and Medicine
210   $cAmsterdam University Press$d2022
215   $a1 online resource (208 p.)
311 08$a94-6372-309-9 
330   $aPrometheus 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.
517   $aPrometheus and the Liver
606   $aClinical and internal medicine$2bicssc
606   $aHuman figures depicted in art$2bicssc
610   $aPrometheus, myth, art, liver, medicine
615  7$aClinical and internal medicine
615  7$aHuman figures depicted in art
700   $aRosmalen$b Julia van$4auth$01877299
702   $aGulik$b Merel van$4auth
702   $aRosmalen$b Belle van$4auth
702   $aGulik$b Thomas van$4auth
906   $aBOOK
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996   $aPrometheus and the Liver$94489437
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