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Prometheus

noun Pro·me·theus \-thē-əs, -ˌthyüs\

Definition of PROMETHEUS

:  a Titan who is chained and tortured by Zeus for stealing fire from heaven and giving it to humankind
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Origin of PROMETHEUS

Latin, from Greek Promētheus
First Known Use: 14th century

Rhymes with PROMETHEUS

Belarus, Betelgeuse, calaboose, charlotte russe, cook one's goose, fast and loose, introduce, mass-produce, Mother Goose, Odysseus, reproduce, self-abuse, Syracuse, Typhoeus, widow's cruse

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2 ENTRIES FOUND:
  1. Prometheus
  2. promethea moth
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