“From fire arise all arts and crafts, being a priceless treasure,” writes Aeschylus in “Prometheus Bound.”
Prometheus is the Titan who stole fire from Zeus and gave it to humans for warmth and to light their homes, thus becoming a symbol of electricity.
The statue of Prometheus at Vidraru is located on the platform on the left bank, over 20 meters above the crest, and stands 10 meters tall. It was made of stainless steel by the sculptor Constantin Popovici in the year 1971, after the completion of the Vidraru Dam and Hydroelectric Power Plant.
In Romania, only at the Vidraru Dam, a large-scale artistic monument has been designed and created. For the placement of Prometheus’ statue, a mountain was cut, and a special staircase was constructed around a pillar, all with one purpose: to allow people to visit these landmarks, admire the landscape, and perhaps compare, murmuring: are we, too, the epigones?…
