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Prometheus

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  1. Prometheus (noun)
  2. promethea moth (noun)

Pro·me·theus

noun \-thē-əs, -ˌthyüs\

Definition of PROMETHEUS

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

Origin of PROMETHEUS

Latin, from Greek Promētheus
First Known Use: 14th century

Rhymes with PROMETHEUS

Belarus, Betelgeuse, calaboose, charlotte russe, cook one's goose, fast and loose, introduce, mass-produce, Mother Goose, Odysseus, reproduce, self-abuse, Syracuse, Typhoeus, widow's cruse

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