In classic Greek mythology, Prometheus, son of the Titan Iapetus and god of forethought and crafty counsel, was entrusted (alongside Athena) with the moulding of mankind out of mud and wind. He is ...

Tall, elegant, gray, muscular -- the Engineers in Prometheus look like chiseled Greek statues of gods and heroes. In the movie, we see an Engineer giving his own life to "donate" his genetic code for ...

In Greek mythology, Prometheus defied the gods by stealing fire from Mount Olympus and giving it to humanity. Back then, fire was regarded as just warmth and light, but Prometheus harnessed technology ...