English-Thai Dictionary
prometheus
N เทพเจ้า ผู้ ขโมย ไฟ จาก สรรค์ มา ให้ มนุษย์ จึง ถูก ทำโทษ โดย การผูก ล่าม กับ ก้อนหิน
Webster's 1913 Dictionary
PROMETHEUS
Pro *me "the *us, n. Etym: [L., fr. Gr. (Class. Myth. )
Defn: The son of Iapetus (one of the Titans ) and Clymene, fabled by the poets to have surpassed all mankind in knowledge, and to have formed men of clay to whom he gave life by means of fire stolen from heaven. Jupiter, being angry at this, sent Mercury to bind Prometheus to Mount Caucasus, where a vulture preyed upon his liver.
New American Oxford Dictionary
Prometheus
Pro me the us |prəˈmēTHēəs, -ˌTH (y )o͞os prəˈmiθiəs |Greek Mythology a demigod, one of the Titans, who was worshiped by craftsmen. When Zeus hid fire from man, Prometheus stole it by trickery and returned it to earth. As punishment, Zeus chained him to a rock where an eagle fed each day on his liver, which grew again each night; he was rescued by Hercules. DERIVATIVES Pro me the an |-THēən |adjective
Oxford Dictionary
Prometheus
Prometheus |prəˈmiːθɪəs |Greek Mythology a demigod, one of the Titans, who was worshipped by craftsmen. When Zeus hid fire away from man Prometheus stole it by trickery and returned it to earth. As punishment Zeus chained him to a rock where an eagle fed each day on his liver, which grew again each night; he was rescued by Hercules. DERIVATIVES Promethean adjective
Duden Dictionary
Prometheus
Pro me theus Eigenname |Prom e theus |griechische Sagengestalt
Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary
Prometheus
Pro me theus /prəmíːθjuːs, -θiəs /名詞 〘ギ神 〙プロメテウス 〘火の神; 神から火を盗んだ罰としてZeusにより鎖につながれたが, Herculesによって助け出された 〙.
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