PROMETHEUS ON CAUCASUS ~THE HIDDEN KNOWLEDGE IN ANCIENT GREEK TRADITIONS

The Ancient Greek Religion has its roots thousands of years back in the history of humankind. A lot of secrets are hidden in its famous stories- all it takes for someone to find them is to look at the details they provide. Greek tradition is much more than simple myths, as many people tend to believe.

A good example of this is the story of Prometheus. The famous Titan, who stole fire from the Gods and brought it as a gift to mortals. This was against the will of Zeus, who sentenced Prometheus to eternal punishment: Being chained on Mount Caucasus, where an eagle ate his liver on a daily basis. Prometheus'liver would be renewed every night- and his torment continued endlessly.Many years later, Hercules freed Prometheus, by killing the eagle and breaking the Titan's chains.

Heracles freeing Prometheus.Relief from the temple of Aphrodite at Aphrodisias.

This is an ancient and very popular story.  The details are interesting. First of all, it shows that ancient Greeks had extensive geographical knowledge of areas far from their country- they knew about the remote mountains of Caucasus, where Prometheus suffered his punishment.Moreover, another key piece of knowledge is revealed- they were aware of the fact that the human liver has the ability to regenerate. The liver is the only part of our body which has this ability, and it not a coincidence that Zeus placed this sentence upon an immortal.Having this knowledge means that Greeks had made some serious progress in medicine, thousands of years ago.

Vast knowledge is hidden in the details of stories that we tend to see as simple 'myths'. The ancient Greek Tradition is filled with this knowledge,and it is available to anyone who is willing to read between the lines.