1. A reference to a person who is daringly original, boldly inventive or creative: Some artists are more Promethean when they produce their works in enormous sizes than others do it.

A Promethean is someone who is very clever or defiantly original in behavior or actions.

2. Etymology: from Greek mythology "one who created mortals from clay and gave them fire" from pro-, "before" + manthano, "learn, perceive."

Prometheus was a demigod, one of the Titans, who was worshiped by craftsmen. When Zeus hid fire from mankind, Prometheus stole it by trickery and returned it to earth.

As punishment, Zeus chained Proetheus to a rock where an eagle fed on his liver every day, which grew again each night; then he was finally rescued by Hercules.

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