Prometheus
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Prometheus cochrus 
Prometheus brings fire to mankind (1817, Heinrich Füger)
Translingual
Proper noun
Prometheus m
- 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
Proper noun
Prometheus
- A male given name from Ancient Greek.
- (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.
- (astronomy) A moon of the planet Saturn.
Translations
Greek mythological figure
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Further reading
- Prometheus on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
German
Etymology
From Latin Promēthe͡us or from Ancient Greek Προμηθεύς (Promētheús).
Pronunciation
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Proper noun
Prometheus m (genitive Prometheus or Prometheus')
Related terms
Latin
Etymology
Borrowed from Ancient Greek Προμηθεύς (Promētheús).
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Promētheus m sg (genitive Promētheī or Promētheos); second declension
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)