Prometheus was a figure in Greek mythology. In the myths, Prometheus created Humanity and gave them the knowledge of fire.
Legacy
The element promethium was named for the mythological character. (ST reference: Star Fleet Medical Reference Manual)
The Pah-wraith who possessed Nia Manning referred to Benny Russell as Prometheus. (DS9 - Strange New Worlds 2016 short story: "The Dreamer and the Dream")
In a log entry in 2269, Captain James T. Kirk metaphorically referred to Leonard McCoy's abandoned communicator on Sigma Iotia II as a Promethean "gift of fire". The Iotians referred to Kirk, Spock, and McCoy as the "Arbiters of Prometheus". (TOS - Year Five - Odyssey's End comic: "Issue 3")
Appendices
References
- ST reference: Star Fleet Medical Reference Manual
- TOS novel: The Prometheus Design
- TOS novel: Triangle
- TNG novel: Gulliver's Fugitives
- VOY novel: Pathways
- TOS comic: "Cure All"
- DS9 - Strange New Worlds 2016 short story: "The Dreamer and the Dream"
- TOS - Myriad Universes- Echoes and Refractions short story: "The Chimes at Midnight"
- VAN novel: Storming Heaven
- TNG novel: Takedown
- TOS - Year Five - Odyssey's End comic: "Issue 3"