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Pro·me·theus
/-θiəs, ˌθjus/
普羅米修士
From:
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
Pro·me·the·us
n.
Class. Myth.
The
son
of
Iapetus
(
one
of
the
Titans
)
and
Clymene
,
fabled
by
the
poets
to
have
surpassed
all
mankind
in
knowledge
,
and
to
have
formed
men
of
clay
to
whom
he
gave
life
by
means
of
fire
stolen
from
heaven
.
Jupiter
,
being
angry
at
this
,
sent
Mercury
to
bind
Prometheus
to
Mount
Caucasus
,
where
a
vulture
preyed
upon
his
liver
.
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From:
WordNet (r) 2.0
Prometheus
n
: (
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
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