Prometheus Bound characters

Also known as Power

Appears from the start

A harsh personification of Zeus's authority who escorts Prometheus to a remote mountainside for punishment. He orders Hephaestus to fasten the prisoner securely and treats obedience to the new ruler of the gods as the only acceptable course.

Also known as Force

Appears from the start

A silent personification of force who accompanies Kratos and Hephaestus during Prometheus's imprisonment. Bia's presence reinforces that Zeus's sentence is being imposed through overwhelming physical power.

Also known as God of Fire

Appears from the start

The divine smith ordered to chain Prometheus to the rock. He pities a fellow god and dislikes the task, but fear of defying Zeus makes him carry out the sentence under Kratos's supervision.

Also known as Forethinker

Appears from the start

A Titan condemned by Zeus for helping humanity, especially by stealing fire and placing it in mortal hands. Chained in a wilderness at the edge of the world, he endures the sentence defiantly and possesses knowledge about Zeus's future that the ruler of the gods does not have.

Also known as Zeus

Appears from the start

The newly established ruler of the gods. He never appears directly, but his orders govern Prometheus's imprisonment. Those enforcing the punishment regard his authority as absolute, while Prometheus describes his rule as young, severe, and insecure.

Also known as Daughters of Oceanus

First appears in chapter 2

Sea nymphs who travel to the isolated rock after hearing Prometheus's cries. They pity him, listen to his account of the conflict among the gods, and remain close even when his defiance places them in danger.

Also known as Ocean

First appears in chapter 3

An elder Titan and father of the Oceanids who comes to offer Prometheus advice and practical help. He believes tact and submission are safer than open resistance and proposes speaking to Zeus on the prisoner's behalf.

First appears in chapter 4

A princess of Argos driven across the world in the form of a cow, tormented by a stinging insect and haunted by a watchman who was set over her. Her suffering began after Zeus desired her and Hera responded with jealous persecution. She reaches Prometheus hoping that his prophetic knowledge can explain what remains ahead.

Also known as Messenger of Zeus

First appears in chapter 5

Zeus's divine messenger, sent to force Prometheus to reveal the marriage that could threaten Zeus's rule. He offers relief if Prometheus cooperates and warns of a violent new punishment when the prisoner refuses.