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Its normal sense meaning original and creative, this eponym derives from Prometheus, humanity’s first champion in Greek mythology. One of the Titans who fell out with Zeus of Olympus, he was the ultimate clever-clogs, who taught humans everything from medicine to writing. He also stole the secret of fire and gave it to mankind, for which Zeus conjured up a very nasty punishment for him, chaining him to a rock where an eagle ate his liver every day only for it to grow back again at night.