Promethean

English

Etymology

From Prometheus a Greek demigod and the son of the Titan Iapetus. Prometheus created man from clay and gifted him with fire, for which he was punished by Zeus who chained Prometheus to a rock in the Caucasus where a vulture came and daily fed on his liver. Prometheus means "forethought" in Greek, from pro- "before" + mathein "to learn."

Adjective

Promethean (comparative more Promethean, superlative most Promethean)

1. of or pertaining to Prometheus
2. daringly original; boldly inventive or creative
3. of a Romantic literary hero: one who is a rebel against a larger order, one who defies traditional moral categories, persecuted but dauntless

Noun

Promethean (plural Prometheans)

1. one who acts in a Promethean manner

Anagrams

• heptameron