Prometheus

Summary

Prometheus is a titan^[1]. He draws 2,256 Wikipedia views per month (titan category, ranking #3 of 25).^[2]

Key Facts

• Prometheus is buried at Q189901^[3].
• Burial took place at supposed tomb of Prometheus in Argos^[4].
• Prometheus's father was Iapetos^[5].
• Prometheus's mother was Themis^[6].
• Prometheus's mother was Klymene^[7].
• Prometheus's mother was Asia^[8].
• Among Prometheus's spouses was Pronoia^[9].
• Prometheus was married to Celaeno^[10].
• Prometheus was married to Axiothea^[11].
• Among Prometheus's spouses was Klymene^[12].
• A child of Prometheus was Deucalion^[13].
• A child of Prometheus was Thebe^[14].
• A child of Prometheus was Chimaereus^[15].
• A child of Prometheus was Lycus^[16].
• A child of Prometheus was Aidos^[17].
• A child of Prometheus was Hellen^[18].
• Prometheus's image is recorded as Prometheus Adam Louvre MR1745 edit atoma.jpg^[19].
• Prometheus is recorded as male^[20].
• Prometheus's instance of is recorded as titan^[21].
• Prometheus's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 3263350^[22].
• Prometheus's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 307461775^[23].
• Prometheus's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 10157523402927032364^[24].
• Prometheus's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 173145621^[25].
• Prometheus's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 100146284356615331230^[26].
• Prometheus's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 316807867^[27].

Body

Origins and Family

Prometheus's father was Iapetos^[5]. Mothers listed include Themis^[6], a titan^[28]; Klymene^[7], a Greek nymph^[29]; and Asia^[8], an Oceanids^[30].

Personal Life

Spouses include Pronoia^[9], an Oceanids^[31]; Celaeno^[10], a Greek nymph^[32]; Axiothea^[11]; and Klymene^[12], a Greek nymph^[33]. Children include Deucalion^[13], a mythological Greek character^[34]; Thebe^[14], a mythological Greek character^[35]; Chimaereus^[15], a mythological Greek character^[36]; Lycus^[16], a mythological Greek character^[37]; Aidos^[17], a Greek deity^[38]; and Hellen^[18], a mythological Greek character^[39].

Death and Burial

Recorded place of burial include Q189901^[3] and supposed tomb of Prometheus in Argos^[4].

Works and Contributions

Things named for Prometheus include he^[40], a remarkable tree^[41], in United States^[42]; promethium^[43], a chemical element^[44]; American Prometheus^[45], a written work^[46], founded in 2005^[47], written by Kai Bird^[48]; Prometheism^[49], a policy^[50], in Second Polish Republic^[51]; and Prométhée^[52].

Why It Matters

Prometheus draws 2,256 Wikipedia views per month (titan category, ranking #3 of 25).^[2] He has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[53] He is known by 38 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[54]

Entities named for him include he^[40], a remarkable tree^[41], in United States^[42]; promethium^[43], a chemical element^[44]; American Prometheus^[45], a written work^[46], founded in 2005^[47], written by Kai Bird^[48]; and Prometheism^[49], a policy^[50], in Second Polish Republic^[51].

FAQs

Who were Prometheus's parents?

Prometheus's father was Iapetos^[5]. Prometheus's mother was Themis^[6].

Who was Prometheus married to?

Prometheus's spouses include Pronoia^[9], Celaeno^[10], Axiothea^[11], and Klymene^[12].