<P> The punishment of Prometheus as a consequence of the theft is a major theme of his mythology , and is a popular subject of both ancient and modern art . Zeus , king of the Olympian gods , sentenced the Titan to eternal torment for his transgression . The immortal Prometheus was bound to a rock , where each day an eagle , the emblem of Zeus , was sent to feed on his liver , which would then grow back overnight to be eaten again the next day . ( In ancient Greece , the liver was often thought to be the seat of human emotions ) . In some stories , Prometheus is freed at last by the hero Heracles ( Hercules ) . </P>
<P> The punishment of Prometheus as a consequence of the theft is a major theme of his mythology , and is a popular subject of both ancient and modern art . Zeus , king of the Olympian gods , sentenced the Titan to eternal torment for his transgression . The immortal Prometheus was bound to a rock , where each day an eagle , the emblem of Zeus , was sent to feed on his liver , which would then grow back overnight to be eaten again the next day . ( In ancient Greece , the liver was often thought to be the seat of human emotions ) . In some stories , Prometheus is freed at last by the hero Heracles ( Hercules ) . </P>
name of bird that ate prometheus 's liver
name of bird that ate prometheus 's liver
eagle
eagle