Prometheus

/pɹəˈmiːθi.əs/

Synonyms for "prometheus" (6 found)

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Closest matches (2)

Noun(2 words)
cultural archetypefire bringer

Strong matches (1)

Noun(1 words)
knowledge bringer

Related words (3)

Noun(3 words)
mythic figureprogress symboltitan

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archetypemythical figuremythological beingsymbol

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6 entries
cultural iconculture herofire bringerscience herotech visionarytrickster

Collocations

5 entries
Promethean firePromethean rebellionPrometheus figurePrometheus mythfire bringer

Inflections

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Derivations

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Sample sentences

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Prometheus brought down fire to Earth to the mankind.

Source: tatoeba (4420133)

According to mythology, Prometheus stole the sacred fire from the gods.

Source: tatoeba (5471127)

Amongst South Asian languages, I prefer Pali, Sanskrit, and Hindi. Pali is for the study of Southern Buddhism. Sanskrit is for the study of Northern Buddhism and Hinduism. Hindi is important in India, and I wonder how good is science fiction written in Hindi. I saw the sci-fi movie Prometheus dubbed in Hindi, which was fascinating.

Source: tatoeba (10527009)

Dubbing movies seems a bigger business in the developing world. I've seen two sci-fi movies, without much comprehension, in Hindi: Prometheus (2012), then The Time Machine (2002), both of which I've watched in English. It seems that many in India watch sci-fi in Hindi.

Source: tatoeba (10957287)

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