PROMETHEUS


Meaning of PROMETHEUS in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ -thē-əs, -ˌthyüs ]

noun

Etymology: Latin, from Greek Promētheus

Date: 14th century

: a Titan who is chained and tortured by Zeus for stealing fire from heaven and giving it to humankind

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