Callosamia promethea -koihin liittyvä — meaning in English
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English meaning
- promethean adj Of or pertaining to Prometheus, a demigod in Greek mythology who created mortals from clay and stole fire from Zeus to give to them, for which Zeus punished him by chaining him to a rock and having an eagle feed on his liver which grew back each night; he was later rescued by Heracles.
Senses
Callosamia promethea -koihin liittyvä is used for these senses in English:
- Promethean (rare) Of or pertaining to the promethea silkmoth (Callosamia promethea).
promethean — full definition
- adj Of or pertaining to Prometheus, a demigod in Greek mythology who created mortals from clay and stole fire from Zeus to give to them, for which Zeus punished him by chaining him to a rock and having an eagle feed on his liver which grew back each night; he was later rescued by Heracles.
- adj Boldly creative, inventive, or original; skilful, talented; also, recklessly daring; audacious.
- adj Of a Romantic literary hero: defying traditional moral categories; rebelling against a larger order; persecuted but dauntless.
- adj Of or pertaining to the promethea silkmoth (Callosamia promethea).