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  • n  (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

  • The theory that man originated in Africa got a boost when a nearly complete lower jaw of Australopithecus prometheus was found at Makapansgat in the Transvaal this month.
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  • Peter Beard in Irish Independent
    He was Prometheus,said Beard, "with the eagle picking at his liver every day. He had a mantra that he got from Nietzsche." "He was always repeating it: 'Since everything's so meaningless, we might as well be extraordinary."
  • Bernard-Henri Lévy in Boston Globe (registration)
    Lévy writes quite lucid prose and occasionally even strikes memorable chords: "The Kennedys are not, as is often alleged, an American royal family. They are the brothers in fate of Oedipus, Achilles, Theseus, Narcissus, Prometheus. They are the...
  • Yann Martel in Globe and Mail
    Prometheus wants to be paroled from his punishment,Martel explained, in reference to the Titan's sentence of having his liver eaten every day by an eagle, for stealing fire from Zeus and giving it to humanity. "An actor will play the...

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