Prometheus

Translingual

Proper noun

Prometheus m

1. A taxonomic genus within the family Castniidae – certain moths.

Hypernyms

• (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Protostomia – infrakingdom; Ecdysozoa – superphylum; Arthropoda – phylum; Hexapoda – subphylum; Insecta – class; Pterygota – subclass; Neoptera – infraclass; Lepidoptera – order; Glossata – suborder; Heteroneura – infraorder; Cossoidea – superfamily; Castniidae – family; Castniinae – subfamily; Gazerini – tribe

Hyponyms

• (genus): Prometheus annae, Prometheus cochrus, Prometheus cononia, Prometheus ecuadoria, Prometheus heliconioides, Prometheus mimica, Prometheus personata, Prometheus polymorpha, Prometheus simulans, Prometheus zagraea – species

References

• Prometheus (genus) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Prometheus on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Category:Castniidae on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons

English

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /pɹəˈmiːθi.əs/
• (US) IPA^(key): /pɹoʊˈmiθi.əs/

• Audio (US):

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Proper noun

Prometheus

1. A male given name from Ancient Greek.
2. (Greek mythology) 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.
3. (astronomy) A moon of the planet Saturn.

Translations

Greek mythological figure

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Further reading

• Prometheus on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

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Etymology

From Ancient Greek Προμηθεύς (Promētheús).

Proper noun

Prometheus (genitive Prometheus')

1. (Greek mythology) Prometheus

German

Etymology

From Latin Promēthe͡us or from Ancient Greek Προμηθεύς (Promētheús).

Pronunciation

• Audio (Germany (Berlin)):

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Proper noun

Prometheus m (genitive Prometheus or Prometheus')

1. (Greek mythology) Prometheus

Related terms

• prometheisch, Prometheisch

Latin

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Προμηθεύς (Promētheús).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): [prɔˈmeː.tʰɛu̯s]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): [proˈmɛː.teu̯s]

Proper noun

Promētheus m sg (genitive Promētheī or Promētheos); second declension

1. (Greek mythology) Prometheus

Declension

Second-declension noun, singular only.

	singular
nominative	Promētheus
genitive	Promētheī Promētheos
dative	Promētheō
accusative	Promētheum Promēthea
ablative	Promētheō
vocative	Promētheu

Related terms

• Promēthēus
• Promēthīdēs

References

• “Prŏmētheus (trisyl. )”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879), A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• “Prŏmētheūs”, in Gaffiot, Félix (1934), Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette, page 1253.
• “Promētheus” on page 1484/2 of the Oxford Latin Dictionary (1st ed., 1968–82)