Spanish term
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encadenó a Prometeo a una roca.
It's about the story of The Pandora Box"
Is okay to translate it as he tied Prometheus to a rock for many years."
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Prometeo, que tenía un corazón bondadoso y sabía cuánto necesitaba el hombre el fuego para poder mantenerse caliente y poder comer, se lo dio en secreto. Cuando Zeus se enteró entró en cólera, su mandato había sido ignorado. Cómo castigo, Zeus encadenó a Prometeo a una roca durante muchos años.
| 4 +8 | chained Prometheus to a rock |
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Proposed translations
chained Prometheus to a rock
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Note added at 35 mins (2021-11-04 08:00:16 GMT)
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You could also use "bind" (past tense "bound"), which is more or less synonymous with "tie", but is a more literary register. "Tie" is okay when you tether a donkey or a dog, but myths and legends call for something meatier, which is why we get things like "Prometheus unbound"...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prometheus_Unbound_(Shelley)
As a consequence, Zeus chained Prometheus to a rock where each day an eagle pecked out his liver
| Thanks for you help Neilmac. |
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Andrew Bramhall
: What else?
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Toni Castano
: Agree for a good explanation and reminding me of Shelley (Epipsychidion).
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Eileen Brophy
: I was going to post the same again Neilmac!! hahaha
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Carol Gullidge
: For the good explanation!
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matt robinson
: Certainly a "meaty" story!
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Cecilia Gowar
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philgoddard
: Google Translate gets this right, which suggests that some human translators have been overtaken by machines.
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Orkoyen (X)
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Discussion
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Angered again by Prometheus, Zeus punishes Prometheus for stealing the fire by binding him permanently to a rock and having a large and powerful eagle feast on his liver, day in and day out.
Do you like it this way? HTH.