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Prometheus

UK/pɹəˈmiːθi.əs//pɹoʊˈmiθi.əs/

Prometheus proper noun: a male given name from Ancient Greek.

prometheus: a male given name from Ancient Greek
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Proper noun

Prometheus

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

Prometheus meaning in Marathi, Urdu, Bengali and Punjabi

Prometheus in Marathi

Greek mythological figure
प्रॉमीथीयस prŏmīthīyas

Prometheus in Urdu

Greek mythological figure
پرومیتھیس

Prometheus in Bengali

Greek mythological figure
প্রমিথিউস promithius

Prometheus in Punjabi

Greek mythological figure
ਪ੍ਰੋਮੀਥੀਅਸ promīthīasa
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Prometheus in Tagalog
Prometeo, Prometheus
Prometheus in Arabic
بْرُومِيثْيُوس brumīṯyūs
Prometheus in Malay
Prometheus
Prometheus in Indonesian
Prometheus
Prometheus in Persian
پرومته, پرومتئوس
Prometheus in Thai
โพรมีเทียส
Prometheus in Vietnamese
Prometheus
Prometheus in Myanmar
ပရာမီးသီးယပ်စ် pa.rami:si:yapc

Origin of Prometheus

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

Words formed from Prometheus

Questions about Prometheus

What does Prometheus mean?
Prometheus means a male given name from Ancient Greek.
What is Prometheus in Marathi?
Prometheus in Marathi is प्रॉमीथीयस (prŏmīthīyas). See Prometheus meaning in Marathi.
What part of speech is Prometheus?
Prometheus is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Prometheus?
Prometheus is pronounced /pɹəˈmiːθi.əs/ (UK).

Words near Prometheus in the dictionary

  1. Promethean
  2. Prometheanism
  3. Prometheans
  4. prometheas
  5. prometheum
  6. Prometheus
  7. Prometheus-type
  8. Promethian
  9. promethium
  10. promethiumlike
  11. prometon

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