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ID: 901000734
Page link: http://vocab.getty.edu/page/ia/901000734
Record Type: Character/Person

Prometheus (Greek deity)

Note: In Greek religion, one of the Titans, the supreme trickster, and the god who gave fire to humans. His intellectual side was emphasized by the apparent meaning of his name, Forethinker. In common belief he developed into a master craftsman, and in this connection he was associated with fire and the creation of mortals.

Names:
Prometheus (Greek deity) (preferred,English-P,D,N)
Προμηθεύς (Greek deity) (Greek,U,N)
Προμηθέας (Greek deity) (Greek,U,N)
Prometeo (Greek deity) (Italian-P,D,N)
Prometeus (Greek deity) (undetermined,U,N)
Prometéjas (Greek deity) (undetermined,U,N)
Prometeusz (Greek deity) (undetermined,U,N)
Prometeu (Greek deity) (undetermined,U,N)
Прометей (Greek deity) (undetermined,U,N)
بروميثيوس (Greek deity) (Arabic,U,N)
프로메테우스 (Greek deity) (Korean,U,N)
プロメーテウス (Greek deity) (Japanese,U,N)
普罗米修斯 (Greek deity) (Chinese,U,N)
פרומתאוס (Greek deity) (Hebrew,U,N)

Hierarchical Position:
Legend, Religion, Mythology (P)
....<Greek iconography> (P)
........<Greek characters> (G)
............Prometheus (Greek deity) (I)
Related Iconography:
is actor for .... Torture of Prometheus
..........(Legend, Religion, Mythology, Greek iconography, Greek narratives, Torture of Prometheus (Greek narrative)) [901001956]
is actor for .... Prometheus Bound
..........(Literature and Performing Arts, Named written and performed works, Literary works: Drama (plays, etc.), Prometheus Bound (Greek play, Aeschylus, 5th century BCE)) [901001957]
parent of .... Deucalion
..........(Legend, Religion, Mythology, Greek iconography, Greek characters, Deucalion (Greek character)) [901000551]
creator of .... Discovery of fire
..........(Named Events, Prehistoric events, Discovery of fire (1,000,000 before present)) [901001993]

Other Relationships:
role/characteristic is .... deity
.....(people in religion, people in religion and related occupations, people in the humanities, people by occupation, people (agents), People (hierarchy name)) (AAT)
culture/religion is .... Ancient Greek (culture or style)
.....(Aegean periods, Aegean, Mediterranean (Early Western World), Early Western World, styles, periods, and cultures by region, Styles and Periods (hierarchy name)) (AAT)

Sources:
Prometheus (Greek deity)
................Encyclopedia Britannica Online (2002-)
................J. Paul Getty Museum, collections online (2000-)
................Library of Congress Authorities online (2002-) no2014020727
................Iconclass Illustrated Edition (2022-) in 91E4 (story of) Prometheus
Προμηθεύς (Greek deity)
................Library of Congress Authorities online (2002-)
Προμηθέας (Greek deity)
................Library of Congress Authorities online (2002-)
Prometeo (Greek deity)
................ICCD database (1988-)
................Library of Congress Authorities online (2002-)
Prometeus (Greek deity)
................Library of Congress Authorities online (2002-)
Prometéjas (Greek deity)
................Library of Congress Authorities online (2002-)
Prometeusz (Greek deity)
................Library of Congress Authorities online (2002-)
Prometeu (Greek deity)
................Library of Congress Authorities online (2002-)
Прометей (Greek deity)
................Library of Congress Authorities online (2002-)
بروميثيوس (Greek deity)
................Library of Congress Authorities online (2002-)
프로메테우스 (Greek deity)
................Library of Congress Authorities online (2002-)
プロメーテウス (Greek deity)
................Library of Congress Authorities online (2002-)
普罗米修斯 (Greek deity)
................Library of Congress Authorities online (2002-)
פרומתאוס (Greek deity)
................Library of Congress Authorities online (2002-)
Iconography Record Sources:
................ Encyclopedia Britannica Online (2002-) "Prometheus," accessed 10 July 2017
................ J. Paul Getty Museum, collections online (2000-)
................ Wikipedia (2000-) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prometheus#/media/File:Prometheus_Adam_Louvre_MR1745_edit_atoma.jpg

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