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Roman fresco depicting Prometheus creating man in the presence of Athena, from the arcosolium of a tomb near the Basilica of St. Paul, 3rd century CE. (Museo della Via Ostiense, Rome)
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Raddato, C. (2016, November 23). Prometheus Creating Man. World History Encyclopedia. Retrieved from https://www.worldhistory.org/image/6071/prometheus-creating-man/
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