Προμηθεύς
Προμηθεύς
Προμηθεύς, έως,
Prometheus, son of the Titan Iapetus and Themis, inventor of many arts: he is said to have made man from clay, and to have furnished him with the ἔντεχνον πῦρ stolen from Olympus: hence also his name (from προμηθής), opp. to his careless brother Ἐπιμηθεύς, — forethought and afterthought, Hes., Aesch., etc.
as appellat. forethought, Aesch.
Headword (normalized):
προμηθεύς
Headword (normalized/stripped):
προμηθευς
Intro Text:
Προμηθεύς
Προμηθεύς, έως,
Prometheus, son of the Titan Iapetus and Themis, inventor of many arts: he is said to have made man from clay, and to have furnished him with the ἔντεχνον πῦρ stolen from Olympus: hence also his name (from προμηθής), opp. to his careless brother Ἐπιμηθεύς, — forethought and afterthought, Hes., Aesch., etc.
as appellat. forethought, Aesch.
URN:
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