Prometeo encadenado, atribuida a Esquilo, es la única de sus obras de las que se conservan íntegras, que presenta dudas sobre su autoría. En cualquier caso es una obra y un tema que sorprenden por su modernidad en los conceptos y las expresiones. La historia del titán Prometeo ha sido fuente de inspiración para escritores, escultores y cineastas, por contraponer sus tremendas torturas, rechazadas y, al mismo tiempo, fatalmente aceptadas, para beneficiar a la humanidad.
Prometheus in Chains, attributed to Aeschylus, is the only one of his plays that has been preserved in its entirety that raises doubts as to its authorship. Anyway, it is a work and a theme that are surprisingly modern in their concepts and expressions. The story of the titan Prometheus has been a source of inspiration for writers, sculptors and film-makers, as it contrasts his tremendous tortures, rejected and, at the same time, fatally accepted, to benefit humanity.