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   • For other uses, see Prometheus (disambiguation). In Greek mythology, Prometheus ( Ancient Greek: Προμηθεύς possibly meaning "forethought") is a Titan god of fire. Prometheus is best known for stealing fire from the gods and giving it to humanity. The fire often stands as the symbol of technology, knowledge, and more generally, civilization.

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   Who was Prometheus in Greek mythology?

   • In ancient Greek mythology Prometheus was a god of fire. He was also a trickster and a master craftsman. Prometheus was one of the Titans. The Titans were giants who once ruled the world. In one story Zeus, the chief god, had Prometheus and his brother Epimetheus create the animals and people. Epimetheus made the animals first.

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   Why was Prometheus important?

   • The Greek dramatist made Prometheus not only the bringer of fire to humans but also their preserver, giving them all the arts and sciences as well as the means of survival. Prometheus proved to be for later ages an archetypal figure of defiance against tyrannical power.

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   • The animation combines two well-known Ancient Greek myths. It begins with Prometheus, who along with his brother - Epimetheus - is charged by Zeus with populating the world. Prometheus creates the first humans - men only - but he wants them to be warm so he goes against Zeus's warning and steals fire from the gods.

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   Prometheus. View article for: Kids. Students. Scholars. In ancient Greek mythology, Prometheus stole fire from the gods and gave it to humans. Judie Anderson/Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc. In ancient Greek mythology Prometheus was a god of fire. He was also a trickster and a master craftsman.

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   Nov 14, 2017 · But the Titan Prometheus, whose name means foresight, persuaded his brother Epimetheus to fight with him on the side of the Gods. Iseult Gillespie shares the myth of Prometheus. Lesson by Iseult...

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   A short animation for 7 - 11 year olds combing two well-known Greek myths: the story of Prometheus stealing fire from the gods and the story of Pandora's Box. BBC Teach. KS2 History: Ancient...

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   Learn how Prometheus stole fire from Zeus and gave it to humans, and why Zeus punished him cruelly. Find out how Hercules freed Prometheus and other myths about Zeus and his family.

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   Prometheus most probably means "forethought", as his brother's name (Epimetheus) means "afterthought". Another theory is that the word has Proto-Indo-European roots and means "thief".

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   The oldest record of Prometheus is in Hesiod, but stories of theft of fire by a trickster figure are widespread around the world. Some other aspects of the story resemble the Sumerian myth of Enki (or Ea in later Babylonian mythology), who was also a bringer of civilization who protected humanity against the other gods, including during the great f...

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   The first recorded account of the Prometheus myth appeared in the late 8th-century BC Greek epic poet Hesiod's Theogony. In that account, Prometheus was a son of the Titan Iapetus by Clymene or Asia, one of the Oceanids. He was brother to Menoetius, Atlas, and Epimetheus.

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   During the Archaic and Classical periods people did not worship Prometheus. He was only worshipped in Athens, alongside Athena and Hephaestus. There was the altar of Prometheus in the grove of the Academy. For the Panathenaic festival, a torch race began at the altar. The race then travelled to the heart of the city, where it kindled the sacrificia...

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   Prometheus' torment by the eagle and his rescue by Heracles were popular subjects in vase paintings of the 6th to 4th centuries BC. Prometheus was featured in many philosophical works and plays written in Ancient Greece. Some two dozen Greek and Roman authors retold and further embellished the Prometheus myth. Prometheus has been depicted in a numb...

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   In some myths, Prometheus is also credited with the creation of humanity from clay.

   Prometheus is known for his intelligence and for being a champion of mankind.

   He is also generally seen as the author of the human arts and sciences.

   The ancient Greeks identified the rock Prometheus was bound to as Mount Elbrus or Mount Kazbek, in the Caucasus Mountains.

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   Prometheus depicted in a sculpture by Nicolas-Sébastien Adam, 1762 (Louvre)

   Heracles freeing Prometheus from his torment by the eagle (Atticblack-figure cup, c. 500 BC)

   José Clemente Orozco's fresco mural Prometeo del Pomona College(1930)

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   In Spanish: Prometeo para niños 1. Prometheism 2. Tityos, a Giant chained in Tartarus punished by two vultures who eat his regenerating liver. 3. Hubris, extreme pride or overconfidence, often in combination with arrogance.

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   Come learn about the Titan Prometheus, and how he obtained fire from the gods for the humans.

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    The Greek dramatist made Prometheus not only the bringer of fire to humans but also their preserver, giving them all the arts and sciences as well as the means of survival. Prometheus proved to be for later ages an archetypal figure of defiance against tyrannical power.