tautology

i currently have 162 unopened emails; half of them are words of the day, half of them are those weekly things i get from stuff i signed up for forever ago, but never need anymore.

the word emails are my favorite. sometimes, actually most of the time, i "star" the emails and put them in a "favorite words" folder (gmail rocks hard!).

the one that is among my favorites is Promethean. It's an adjective, and according to Merriam-Webster it means- of, relating to, or resembling Prometheus, his experiences, or his art; especially : daringly original or creative.

I copy and pasted the brief background on Prometheus at the bottom of this post for anyone who comes across this and doesn't know/is curious.

I've always been into Greek mythology, but have never had a chance to formally study it. I suppose that's what makes this word so special--it's allusion.

I'm looking forward to using it one day and having people appreciate it's background.

Now on to deleting more emails, my goal is to be a normal person and have none unread!


*Prometheus (one of the Titan giants) modeled humans from clay and then taught them agriculture and all the arts of civilization. He also stole fire from the gods and gave it to humans. So inventive was he that anything that bears the stamp of creativity and originality can still be called "Promethean." Zeus, however, had wanted the human race to perish, so Prometheus' actions were also disobedient. Hence "Promethean" can also mean defiant of authority or limits. As punishment for his disobedience, Zeus chained Prometheus to a rock where an eagle daily tore at his liver. Thus, any suffering on a grand scale can also be called Promethean — though this sense is not as common as the others. (courtesy of Merriam-Webster)