Riordan, where he is a diplomat of the antagonistic Titan Army. "Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus" is the title of the 1818 novel written by Mary Shelley. The spaceship in Arthur C. Clarke's Summertime on Icarus is called 'Prometheus' Paintings Sculptures Science The myth of Prometheus, with its theme of invention and discovery, has been used in science-related names and as a metaphor for scientific progress. The cloned horse Prometea, and Prometheus, a moon of Saturn, are named after this Titan, as is the asteroid 1809 Prometheus. The name of the sixty-first element, promethium, is derived from Prometheus. The Prometheus Society is a High IQ society. The name of its magazine, Gift of Fire, is explained by the ancient association of fire with mental gifts. Prometheus Books, a publishing company for scientific, educational, and popular books, especially those relating to secular humanism or scientific skepticism, takes its name from the myth. The Prometheus Award is given by the Libertarian Futurist Society for Libertarian science fiction. In 1983 Robert Anton Wilson published a non-fiction book called Prometheus Rising (which was followed by Quantum Psychology) Scientific and medical literature about liver regeneration often alludes to Prometheus and the devouring and daily regrowth of his liver. Some think the myth even indicates that the ancient Greeks knew about the liver’s remarkable capacity for self-repair. The Greek word for liver, hēpar, hepat- (, cf. English "hepatitis", "hepatology", etc.) is derived from the verb hēpaomai'' (), meaning "mend, repair". While others doubt the significance to Greek medical knowledge, Prometheus's name is associated with biomedical companies involved in regenerative medicine. Military A Russian air defense system called S-500 missile system is named after Prometheus See also Olympic flame Prometheism, a political project in Poland named for Prometheus. References External links Prometheus a sci-fi movie of Zoltan Deme The Post Modern Prometheus a short story by Phillip Donnelly Classical mythology in popular culture