Prometheus

Prometheus m

1. A taxonomic genus within the family Castniidae – a single species of South American moth, Prometheus cochrus.

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From Ancient Greek Προμηθεύς (Promētheús), from πρό (pró, “before”) + μανθάνω (manthánō, “to think”).

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /pɹəˈmiːθi.əs/
• (US) IPA^(key): /pɹoʊˈmiθi.əs/

Prometheus

1. A male given name
2. (Greek mythology) The Titan chiefly honored for stealing fire from Zeus in the stalk of a fennel plant and giving it to mortals for their use. The god of fire and craft.
3. (astronomy) A moon of the planet Saturn.

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From Latin Promēthe͡us or from Ancient Greek Προμηθεύς (Promētheús)

Prometheus m (genitive Prometheus or Prometheus')

1. (mythology) Prometheus

• prometheisch, Prometheisch

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Προμηθεύς (Promētheús).

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /proˈmeː.tʰeu̯s/, [prɔˈmeː.tʰeu̯s]

Promēthe͡us m (genitive Promētheī or Promētheos); second declension

1. (mythology) Prometheus

Second declension.

• Promēthēus
• Promēthīdēs

• Prŏmētheus (trisyl. ) in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• Prŏmētheūs in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette, page 1253
• “Promēthe͡us” on page 1484/2 of the Oxford Latin Dictionary (1st ed., 1968–82)