Prometheus

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UK/pɹəˈmiːθi.əs/US/pɹoʊˈmiθi.əs/

proper noun

A male given name from Ancient Greek.

OriginAncient Greek Προμηθεύς →
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. A male given name from Ancient Greek.
  2. Greekhuman sciencesThe 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. astronomyA moon of the planet Saturn.

Origin

  1. Ancient GreekΠρομηθεύς
  2. EnglishPrometheus

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

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Translations

Afrikaans Prometeus, Prometheus
  • PrometeusGreek mythological figure
  • PrometheusGreek mythological figure
Ancient Greek Προμηθεύς
  • Προμηθεύς (Promētheús)Greek mythological figure
Arabic بْرُومِيثْيُوس
  • بْرُومِيثْيُوس (brumīṯyūs)Greek mythological figure
Basque Prometeo
  • PrometeoGreek mythological figure
Bengali প্রমিথিউস
  • প্রমিথিউস (promithius)Greek mythological figure
Bulgarian Прометей
  • Прометей (Prometej)Greek mythological figure
Catalan Prometeu
  • PrometeuGreek mythological figure
Chinese Mandarin 普羅米修斯 /普罗米修斯
  • 普羅米修斯 /普罗米修斯 (Pǔluómǐxiūsī)Greek mythological figure
Czech Prométheus
  • PrométheusGreek mythological figure
Danish Prometheus
  • PrometheusGreek mythological figure
Dutch Prometheus
  • PrometheusGreek mythological figure
Esperanto Prometeo
  • PrometeoGreek mythological figure
Estonian Prometheus
  • PrometheusGreek mythological figure
Finnish Prometheus, Prometheas
  • PrometheusGreek mythological figure
  • PrometheasGreek mythological figure
  • PrometeusGreek mythological figure
French Prométhée
  • ProméthéeGreek mythological figure
German Prometheus
  • PrometheusGreek mythological figure
Greek Προμηθέας
  • Προμηθέας (Promithéas)Greek mythological figure
Hebrew פרומתאוס
  • פרומתאוסGreek mythological figure
Hungarian Prométheusz
  • PrométheuszGreek mythological figure
Icelandic Prómeþeifur
  • PrómeþeifurGreek mythological figure
Indonesian Prometheus
  • PrometheusGreek mythological figure
Irish Proiméitéas
  • ProiméitéasGreek mythological figure
Italian Prometeo
  • PrometeoGreek mythological figure
Japanese プロメテウス
  • プロメテウス (Purometeusu)Greek mythological figure
Korean 프로메테우스
  • 프로메테우스 (Peuromete'useu)Greek mythological figure
Latin Promētheus
  • PromētheusGreek mythological figure
Latvian Prometejs
  • PrometejsGreek mythological figure
Lithuanian Prometėjas
  • PrometėjasGreek mythological figure
Malay Prometheus
  • PrometheusGreek mythological figure
Norwegian Prometeus
  • PrometeusGreek mythological figure
Persian پرومته, پرومتئوس
  • پرومتهGreek mythological figure
  • پرومتئوسGreek mythological figure
Polish Prometeusz
  • PrometeuszGreek mythological figure
Portuguese Prometeu
  • PrometeuGreek mythological figure
Punjabi ਪ੍ਰੋਮੀਥੀਅਸ
  • ਪ੍ਰੋਮੀਥੀਅਸ (promīthīasa)Greek mythological figure
Romanian Prometeu
  • PrometeuGreek mythological figure
Russian Промете́й
  • Промете́й (Prometɛ́j)Greek mythological figure
Slovak Prometeus, Prométheus
  • PrometeusGreek mythological figure
  • PrométheusGreek mythological figure
  • PrometheusGreek mythological figure
Spanish Prometeo
  • PrometeoGreek mythological figure
Swahili Prometheus
  • PrometheusGreek mythological figure
Swedish Prometheus
  • PrometheusGreek mythological figure
Tagalog Prometeo, Prometheus
  • PrometeoGreek mythological figure
  • PrometheusGreek mythological figure
Thai โพรมีเทียส
  • โพรมีเทียสGreek mythological figure
Turkish Prometheus
  • PrometheusGreek mythological figure
Ukrainian Промете́й
  • Промете́й (Prometéj)Greek mythological figure
Urdu پرومیتھیس
  • پرومیتھیسGreek mythological figure
Vietnamese Prometheus
  • PrometheusGreek mythological figure
Welsh Promethëws
  • PromethëwsGreek mythological figure
Cite this entry
APA

Prometheus. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Prometheus

MLA

“Prometheus.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Prometheus. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Prometheus,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Prometheus.

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