Promethean

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1. thuộc về Prometheus

   Of or pertaining to Prometheus, a demigod in Greek mythology who created mortals from clay and stole fire from Zeus to give to them, for which Zeus punished him by chaining him to a rock and having an eagle feed on his liver which grew back each night; he was later rescued by Heracles.

   And see how the Promethean liver grows / As vulture Grief devours it; see fresh shows / Revive woe's sense and multiply her soul; […]

   Theſe vultures in my Breſt / Gripe my Promethian heart both night and day; /

2. sáng tạo táo bạo, táo bạo

   Boldly creative, inventive, or original; skilful, talented; also, recklessly daring; audacious.

3. nổi loạn, bất khuất

   Of a Romantic literary hero: defying traditional moral categories; rebelling against a larger order; persecuted but dauntless.

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