promethean fire
1Promethean — Pro*me the*an, a. [L. Prometh?us: cf. F. prom[ e]th[ e]en.] [1913 Webster] 1. Of or pertaining to Prometheus. See {Prometheus}. Promethean fire. Shak. [1913 Webster] 2. Having a life giving quality; inspiring. [1913 Webster] …
2Promethean — may refer to: *Prometheus, a character from Greek mythology, who was punished by the gods for stealing fire from the heavens to give to humans *Mary Shelley gave her novel Frankenstein the subtitle The Modern Prometheus *, a role playing game… …
3Promethean — 1580s, from Prometheus, demigod (son of the Titan Iapetus) who made man from clay and stole fire from heaven and taught mankind its use, for which he was punished by Zeus by being chained to a rock in the Caucasus, where a vulture came every day… …
4Promethean — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ daring or skilful like Prometheus, a demigod in Greek mythology who stole fire from the gods and gave it to the human race …
5Promethean — adj. (Greek Mythology) of Prometheus, pertaining to Prometheus (Titan who stole fire from heaven and was punished by the gods) …
6Promethean — [prə mi:θɪən] adjective daring or skilful like Prometheus, a demigod in Greek mythology who stole fire from the gods and gave it to the human race …
7Promethean — a. pertaining to Prometheus, Greek god who brought fire to human beings; original, creative; life enhancing; n. such person …
8promethean — adj. daring or inventive like Prometheus, who in Greek myth was punished for stealing fire from the gods and giving it to the human race along with other skills …
9Heimdalsgate Like a Promethean Curse — Infobox Single Name = Heimdalsgate Like a Promethean Curse Artist = Of Montreal from Album = Hissing Fauna, Are You the Destroyer? B side = Released = January 23 2007 Format = CD single Recorded = Genre = Indie pop, neo psychedelia Length = 3:18… …
10Prometheus and Promethean — In Greek mythology, Prometheus, one of the Titan giants, modeled humans from clay and then taught them agriculture and all the arts of civilization. He also stole fire from the gods and gave it to humans. So inventive was Prometheus that… …
