英语词汇promethean的起源、历史背景-英语词源词典

词汇	promethean
词源	Promethean. Anyone resembling Prometheus in spirit or action, or anyone creative or boldly inventive can be called Promethean. Prometheus of Greek mythology was put to work by Zeus to create men from mud and water. But Pro- metheus stole Olympian fire for his miserable creations and an angry Zeus chained him to a rock in the Caucasus, expos- ing him to the fierce vultures there, until Hercules released him.
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