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    In Greek myth, Prometheus was one of the Titans, the older gods who came before Zeus’s generation fully took over. He stole fire from heaven and gave it to human beings, which is why people can cook, keep warm, and make tools. Zeus punished him by chaining him to a rock, where an eagle ate his liver by day — and the liver grew back by night, so the pain never ended — until Hercules (Heracles) set him free.

    In Greek myth在希臘神話裡,Prometheus Prometheus(普羅米修斯) was one of the Titans是泰坦神族之一,the older gods那些比較古老的神 who came before Zeus's generation fully took over在宙斯那一代神完全掌權之前就存在的。He他 stole fire from heaven從天上偷了火,and gave it to human beings交給了人類,which is why people can cook, keep warm, and make tools這就是為什麼人類能夠煮食、取暖,還有製作工具。Zeus宙斯 punished him懲罰了他 by chaining him to a rock把他鎖在一塊岩石上,where an eagle ate his liver by day一隻老鷹白天會啄食他的肝臟——and the liver grew back by night而肝臟到了晚上又會重新長回來,so the pain never ended所以痛苦永遠不會結束——until Hercules (Heracles) set him free直到海克力士把他救出來。

    His name is from Greek pró, “before,” and manthánō, “to think”: something like “,” the one who thinks ahead.

    His name他的名字 is from Greek pró, "before"來自希臘文的pró,意思是「先」,and manthánō, "to think"還有manthánō,意思是「思考」:something like "forethought"大概就像「forethought(先見之明)」,the one who thinks ahead也就是先想到後面的那個人。

    People still reach for this story when they talk about a gift of knowledge or technology that comes with a price. Though actually, he is not a war hero who wins a battle; he is a giver who then suffers, and that is why the tale still feels rather than simply brave.

    People人們 still reach for this story現在還是會引用這個故事,when they talk about a gift of knowledge or technology that comes with a price當他們講到一份帶著代價的知識或科技的禮物時。Though actually不過事實上,he他 is not a war hero who wins a battle不是一個打勝仗的戰爭英雄;he is a giver who then suffers他是一個付出後受苦的給予者,and that is why the tale still feels uneasy rather than simply brave這就是為什麼這個故事讓人感覺不安,而不只是單純的勇敢。

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

同家族的字

  • Prometheanthe English adjective from his name, for bold, fire-bringing daring
  • Epimetheushis brother in the myth; epi- “after” plus the same “think,” so “afterthought”

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Prometheusname/pɹəˈmiːθi.əs/

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    A male given name from Ancient Greek.

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    human-sciencesmysticismmythologyThe 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.

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    astronomynatural-sciencesA moon of the planet Saturn.

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