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Meaning of prometeico



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prometeico
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Adj. masc. An act which benefits society eminent favouring its prosperity. Alludes to Greek mythology, the Supreme God Zeus deprived of fire «man», by a deception of the titan Prometheus, who aware of the serious consequences of his daring ascended to Mount Olympus and stole fire for return to humanity. So it obviously comes from Prometheus and the suffix «ico»: relative a. synonyms: altruistic, benemérito, benevolent, charitable, philanthropist, generous, magnanimous, quixotic. Antonyms: listless, not, selfish, indifferent, indolent, disregard, negligence.

  



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Promethean: often you hear words whose meaning unknown. They are more or less complex terms that, by its figurative meaning, in many cases are not easy to interpret. One of them is probably the adjective does Promethean, used frequently in literary, but also in other cases analysis.? However is should be taken as expressions which become some mythological character name. When I studied I took between courses of history of the 40 Peru; my country ) e 40 Universal history; from antiquity to the present ) as this case, also reached the link.Prometheus is a character in Greek mythology, specifically a titan, i.e., one of the twelve primitive gods that, derrocados by Zeus and his companions of Olympus, they were confined in Tartarus or underworld.... Therefore, today the adjective does Promethean is used to qualify a person whose attitude provides a man transcendent knowledge that elevate your spirit towards the epic; What ethical or mystical, improving their status and making it better. For example, when speaking of the Promethean attitude of a poet, we are alluding represent their ability to reveal truths above readers or their struggle to awaken their consciences in order to achieve some benefit for humanity. SEE THE LINK. http://www.quecomoquien.es/¿quien-fue-prometeo-y-que-significa-prometeico.html

  










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