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Tusculan Disputations · Character
Prometheus
Titan who gave fire to humanity; symbol of suffering for knowledge.
minor
Also known as Prometheus
First appearance: tusculan disputations
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- Diverse historical and philosophical figures
- Mythological and tragic figures
- Homeric heroes and poet
- Roman and Greek models
- Stoic and Roman exemplars
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In this excerpt, the emotional and psychological peak occurs as Cicero shifts from cataloging Rome’s political…
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