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Pro·me·theus (prō mē′t̸hē əs)

noun

Gr. Myth. a Titan who steals fire from heaven for the benefit of mankind: in punishment, Zeus chains him to a rock where a vulture (or eagle) comes each day to eat his liver, which grows back each night

Etymology: L < Gr Promētheus, lit., forethought < promēthes, thinking before < pro-, before (see pro-) + mathein, to learn (see mathematics)

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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