Prometheus in popular culture

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Chained Prometheus (1611–12), by Peter Paul Rubens

The figure and name of Prometheus from classical mythology has appeared in various art and literature.

Cartoons and comics

  • Soviet director Aleksandra Snezhko-Blotskaya created two cartoons in which Prometheus appears - The Return from Olympus (Возвращение с Олимпа, 1969)[1] and Prometheus (Прометей, 1974),[2][3] as part of her 5-film series about the Ancient Greek myths.[4]
  • Prometheus appears in an episode of Hercules: The Animated Series, where protagonist Hercules takes it upon himself to release Prometheus from his punishment, subsequently defending his decision to his father Zeus by arguing that humanity has proven themselves worthy of Prometheus' gift.
  • An animated short aired on Nickelodeon Prometheus and Bob used the name to describe one of the main characters, an alien attempting to teach a primitive human different things about modern society and civilization.

Film and television

  • Prometheus appears as a character in an episode of the TV series
    Supernatural, "Remember the Titans", now suffering from amnesia after an avalanche eight years prior to the episode. Here Prometheus's curse is portrayed as granting him a form of immortality; although no longer chained to the mountain, Prometheus still dies every day in various ways, ranging from being hit by a car to having a heart attack, with his seven-year-old son Oliver having 'inherited' his curse (Seven being the age at which the Greeks believed boys began to become men). Series protagonists Dean and Sam Winchester attempt to help Prometheus break his curse by summoning Zeus- reasoning that mankind owes Prometheus for giving them fire and the ability to stand against the dark- but in the end Prometheus is forced to sacrifice himself to kill Zeus with the aid of Artemis
    , thus sparing Oliver from having to endure his curse.
  • Prometheus is the name of a space exploration ship and the title of a 2012 science-fiction film directed by Ridley Scott. The film's plot also involves an ancient alien race that were involved in the creation of human life.
  • In the science fiction TV series
    Goa'uld
    , a parasitic race that enslaves humanity throughout the galaxy by posing as gods.
  • The plot of the 2019 horror film The Lighthouse, directed by Robert Eggers, loosely resembles the myth of Prometheus.
  • The animated film Promare is heavily based on the story to the point where various characters' names come from Greek terminology, the word 'Promare' coming from Prometheus, its plot revolving around fire, and callbacks to the mythos such as Fennel Volcano. This would later be confirmed by staff in interviews.[5]

Gaming

  • In
    Aperture Science
    facility and is pecked by a bird.
  • The game BioShock's 12th level is called Point Prometheus.
  • In the game God of War II, the protagonist Kratos encounters and frees Prometheus from his eternal torment, in turn gaining the power of the Titans.
  • In the game
    Curse of Osiris
     DLC expansion.
  • In Borderlands 3, there is a planet with metropolis-like city called Promethea.
  • In the Mass Effect game series, the 'Protheans' are an extinct ancient race that are believed to have built the Citadel and mass relays present in the game's lore and known to have uplifted several younger races. Their ruins are the original source of all mass effect and FTL technology for the younger races. Some people believe the species name sounds similar to Prometheus.
  • Cyclops, Lamia, and Scylla. [2]
  • In Persona 2: Eternal Punishment, Prometheus is Baofu's ultimate Persona.
  • In
    Persona 5 Royal, Prometheus is Futaba Sakura
    ’s ultimate Persona.
  • In Chrono Trigger, Prometheus is Robo's real name, as revealed by Atropos in Geno Dome.

Magazines

  • The Eulenspiegel Society began the magazine Prometheus in the early 1970s;[6] it is a decades-long-running magazine exploring issues important to kinksters, ranging from art and erotica, to advice columns and personal ads, to conversation about the philosophy of consensual kink. The magazine now exists online.[7]

Music

Novels/Short stories

Paintings

Sculptures

Science

Prometheus by Theodoor Rombouts (1597–1637)

The myth of Prometheus, with its theme of invention and discovery, has been used in science-related names and as a metaphor for scientific progress.

Military

A Russian air defense system called S-500 missile system is named after Prometheus[14]

See also

References

  1. ^ "The Return from Olympus (with subtitles)". Animatsiya.net. Retrieved 2022-04-07.
  2. ^ "Prometheus (with subtitles)". Animatsiya.net. Retrieved 2022-04-07.
  3. ^ "Russian animation in letters and figures | Films | ╚PROMETHEUS╩". Animator.ru. Retrieved 2012-05-18.
  4. ^ "Greek myths (Snezhko-Blotskaya)". Animatsiya.net. Retrieved 2022-04-07.
  5. ^ Promare Special Book XFLAG, 2020.
  6. ^ "Welcome Back, 'Prometheus' | The Eulenspiegel Society". www.tes.org. Retrieved 2017-07-07.
  7. ^ "Welcome Back, 'Prometheus' | The Eulenspiegel Society". www.tes.org. Retrieved 2017-07-07.
  8. ^ [1] a mobile game inspired by the myth of Prometheus.
  9. ^ Beyond the Stars Tales of Adventure in Time and Space. Cathay Books. 1984. p. 160.
  10. ^ Prometheus Society website.
  11. ^ See arguments for the ancient Greeks' knowledge of liver regeneration in Chen T and Chen P (1994), Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine 87(12): 754-755.
  12. LSJ entry ἠπάομαι
    meaning mend, repair
  13. ^ A counterargument is provided by Power C and Rasko J (2008). "Whither Prometheus' Liver? Greek Myth and the Science of Regeneration". Annals of Internal Medicine 149(6): 421-426.
  14. ^ "S-500 Prometheus | Missile ThreatMissile Threat". missilethreat.com. Archived from the original on 1 June 2013. Retrieved 13 January 2022.

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