Prometheus (disambiguation)

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In Greek mythology, Prometheus, or Prometheas is the Titan chiefly honored for stealing fire from the gods.

Prometheus may also mean:

[edit] Astronomy

• Prometheus (moon), the moon of Saturn
• Prometheus (volcano), an active volcano on Jupiter's satellite Io
• Prometheus Mesa, a mesa on Jupiter's satellite Io

[edit] Business

• Prometheus Process, A strategic planning and execution process

[edit] Technology

• Project Prometheus, NASA's nuclear propulsion program
• Prometheus (vehicle), an EU project to develop an autonomous vehicle
• Prometheus, a GWR Iron Duke Class steam locomotive
• The Prometheus System, a liver dialysis system by Fresenius Medical Care AG.
• USS Prometheus

[edit] Fiction and arts

• Prometheus (poem), a poem by Lord Byron
• Prometheus, a poem by Goethe
• Prometheus class aircraft carrier, a fictional super-giant aircraft carrier of 500 meters' length (over 1500 feet) in use in the anime series Macross and its English translation Robotech. The lead ship of the class, Prometheus, spent most of its operational lifetime as the left arm of the SDF-1 Macross.
• Prometheus, undergraduate journal of Philosophy, a student run journal published at Johns Hopkins University. http://www.jhu.edu/prometheus
• Prometheus class starship, the fictional attack vessel from Star Trek
• Prometheus (Stargate), a fictional vessel in Stargate SG-1, first seen in the episode "Prometheus" (Stargate SG-1).
• The Prometheus Award is an award given for libertarian science fiction.
• Prometheus (comics), the DC comics supervillain
• Prometheus and Bob, a claymation show on the Nickelodeon show KaBlam!
• Benji Vaughan, a British psychedelic trance musician
• Prometheus, a mural at Pomona College, CA painted by Jose Clemente Orozco.
• Prometheus: The Discipline of Fire & Demise, the last full-length released by black metal band Emperor

[edit] Games

• Prometheus (group), a terrorist group in Soldier of Fortune II: Double Helix
• Promethean: The Created, a game published by White Wolf, Inc Game studios.
• Prometheus is the name of a playable robot in the SNES game Metal Warriors.
• Prometheus was an experimental BattleMech in the Unbound supplement of the game Battletech.

[edit] Other

• Prometheus (tree), the name given to the oldest tree ever known, a 5000 yr old Bristlecone Pine
• Prometheism, a Polish project to weaken Tsarist Russia and the Soviet Union
• The Prometheus Society is a High-IQ society.