Saturn with Moons Tethys and Dione. Tethys casts a shadow on Saturn at right.  Prometheus - In Greek mythology, Prometheus (pronounced pro MEE thee us) was a Titan who stole fire from Olympus and gave it to humankind, for which Zeus punished him horribly by having him chained in Hades as his liver was perpetually torn out. He was a son of Iapetus and brother of Atlas and Epimetheus. "Prometheus" is Greek for "foresight."

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