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Pro·me·the·us (pr

-m

s, -thy

)

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]

(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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Noun

Prometheus - (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

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Prometheus (redirected from Prometheus (Greek mythology))

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