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Prometheus

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n. 普羅米修斯(希臘神話人物)

英文解釋:

名詞 prometheus:

  1. (Greek mythology) the Titan who stole fire from Olympus and gave it to mankind; Zeus punished him by chaining him to a rock where an eagle gnawed at his liver until Hercules rescued him

例句:

  1. A Titan who was the father of Prometheus and Atlas and an ancestor of the human race.
    伊阿珀托斯一個提坦巨人,是普羅米修斯和阿特拉斯的父親,而且是人類的祖先
  2. The story(absurd enough!) is that Jupiter made the first woman and sent her to Prometheus and his brother, to punish them for their presumption in stealing fire from heaven; and man, for accepting the gift.
    傳說(雖然相當荒唐)朱庇特造了第一個女人並把她送給了普羅米修斯兄弟二人,以懲罰他們偷盜天火的狂妄行為,也懲罰人類,因為他們接受了天火。

詳細解釋:


Pro.me.the.us

n.Greek Mythology (名詞)【希臘神話】
A Titan who stole fire from Olympus and gave it to humankind, for which Zeus chained him to a rock and sent an eagle to eat his liver, which grew back daily.
普羅米修斯:從奧林匹斯偷火給人類的巨人,因為這事宙斯將他鎖在一塊巨石上,派一隻鷹去吃他的肝,而他的肝每天又重新長上

來源:
Latin Promôtheus
拉丁語 Promôtheus
from Greek
源自 希臘語

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