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What event finally ended Prometheus's centuries-long punishment of having his liver eaten daily by an eagle?
Answer
Heracles killed the eagle that fed on his liver
Contrary to the idea that Prometheus suffered eternally, his ordeal ended when the hero Heracles slew the eagle sent by Zeus to torment him.
💡 Did you know?
Prometheus's eternal torture—an eagle eating his regowing liver daily—only ended when Heracles killed the eagle. Prometheus didn't suffer forever, contrary to popular belief.
Other options people guess
- Zeus forgave him and lifted the curse
- Prometheus tricked the eagle into flying away forever
- The Titans overthrew Zeus and freed all his prisoners
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- greek-mythology
- prometheus
- punishment
- heracles
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