Breadcrumb Home > Thesaurus > P Synonyms of prometheus Find synonyms for: Noun1. Prometheususage: (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 himWordNet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.Definition and meaning of prometheus (Dictionary) ✖ Related Content Daily Word Quiz: legerdemain Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language