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Prometheus.

A male given name from Ancient Greek.

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Meaning & usage

name/pɹəˈmiːθi.əs/Received-Pronunciation/pɹoʊˈmiθi.əs/US
  1. A male given name from Ancient Greek.

  2. 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.

    Greek
  3. A moon of the planet Saturn.

Where this word comes from

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

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