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Prometheus

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Pro·me·the·us  (pr-mth-s, -thys)
n.
1. Greek Mythology A Titan who stole fire from Olympus and gave it to humankind, for which Zeus chained him to a rock and sent an eagle to eat his liver, which grew back daily.
2. A satellite of Saturn.
[Latin Promtheus, from Greek.]
Prometheus [prəˈmiːθɪəs]
n
(Myth & Legend / Classical Myth & Legend) Greek myth a Titan, who stole fire from Olympus to give to mankind and in punishment was chained to a rock, where an eagle tore at his liver until Hercules freed him
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Noun1.PrometheusPrometheus - (Greek mythology) the Titan who stole fire from Olympus and gave it to mankind; Zeus punished him by chaining him to a rock where an eagle gnawed at his liver until Hercules rescued him
Greek mythology - the mythology of the ancient Greeks
Translations
Prometheus [prəˈmiːθjuːs] N → Prometeo
Prometheus
n → Prometheus m
Prometheus [prəˈmiːθɪəs] n → Prometeo
Prometheus [prəˈmiːθɪəs] n → Prometeo


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, exemplified by the Phorcides, the Prometheus, and scenes laid in Hades.
The Poetics of Aristotle by Aristotle View in context
Perhaps it would have been possible to see in him a new Prometheus.
Moon and Sixpence by Maugham, W. Somerset View in context
My volition shrinks from the painful task of recalling my humiliation; yet, like a second Prometheus, I will endure this and worse, if by any means I may arouse in the interiors of Plane and Solid Humanity a spirit of rebellion against the Conceit which would limit our Dimensions to Two or Three or any number short of Infinity.
Flatland by Abbott, Edwin View in context
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