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==History==
Prometheus is a Greek Titan (a proto-god) who stole the Flames of Olympia to give the ability to create fire back to mankind after [[Zeus]] took it awayrevoked mankind's ability to make fire. His actions gave humanity some protection from the things in the dark monsters and , according to Zeus, caused the Greek gods to lose their hold on over the world. As an act of revenge, Zeus chained Prometheus to a mountain somewhere in Europe and cursed him to die relive death everyday and have his liver eaten by an eagleto ensure it. Before his imprisonment, Prometheus had a secret relationship with Zeus' daughter [[Artemis]]. For thousands of years, Prometheus was cursed until in 2006 an avalanche freed himin 2006, though by that time, the constant cycle death and resurrection had caused him to gain amnesia.
After Shortly after being freed, he met [[Hayley]], the only survivor of a group who were caught in the same avalanche and . Because of him, they made their way off the mountain, falling in love along the way. As he had no memory of who he was, Hayley named him "Shane." After he died of a heart attack while having sex with her, Hayley fled out of fear and Prometheus ended up living in Montana for a few seven years until two pot farmers shot him twice and chased him off. Unbeknownst to him, Hayley became pregnant with his child, a [[demigod]] named [[Oliver]].
==Episodes==
===[[8.16 Remember the Titans]]===
[[File:PrometheusEagle.jpg|thumb|right|350pxpx|An eagle eating the liver of Prometheus.]]
Walking along a street in Great Falls, Montana, Prometheus is hit by a drunk driver who falls asleep at the wheel after drinking too much and dies. The next morning, a deputy finds his dead frozen body with the an eagle eating his liver and , but when the deputy goes to call in his death inwith a dispatch officer, Prometheus comes back to life and leaves.
The next day, [[Sam]] and [[Dean]] investigate his death and resurrection, believing him to be a [[zombie]]. By that time, Prometheus has died again of was mauled by a grizzly bear attack and is his body was stored in the morgue when they arrivein Livingston, Montana. Prometheus awakens and Sam and Dean force hold him to come with them at gunpoint, but he asks if they kill him, to do it permanently as he can no longer stand the endless cycle of death and rebirth.
At their motel, Prometheus explains his history and asks if after they kill himconduct a [[Silver, Salt, to do it permanently as he is tired of the cycle of death and rebirthHoly Water Test]]. That night, while he is 's sleeping, [[Artemis]] arrives, but when he asks who she is, she realizes he doesn't remember her and attacks him with a dagger capable of permanently killing him, but a confused Prometheus manages to fight her off. When he asks who she isrepeats his question, she Artemis tells him that she is 's just become his worst nightmare enemy before disappearingwith her dagger. Soon afterwards. , Prometheus dies again of a heart attackresulting from exhaustion.
The next morning, Prometheus comes back to life and is surprised to find [[finds Hayley]] there waiting outside with his son [[, Oliver]] . While Prometheus plays with his son, Sam uncovers his real identity from the lore. His search also identifies Artemis as a daughter of Zeus, who's existence he was unaware known to carry weapons capable ofkilling immortals. [[Sam]] and [[Dean]] have discovered who he really is and explain it They reveal their discoveries to himthe amnesiac titan, but before just as they can decide to take him Prometheus and his family to [[the Bunker]] for safety, Oliver dies from a head injury resulting from a fall and they realize that he has the same inherited Prometheus's curse as Prometheus.
The group travels to [[the Bunker]] where they learn how explain the situation to summon and kill [[Zeus]]Hayley. At first, in an attempt to force him to break the curse so that Prometheus and his son can live normal lives. [[Hayley]] she has trouble accepting the truth , but Prometheus agrees it's the only thing that makes sense about his condition. While Hayley goes to check in on a resurrected Oliver, Sam, Dean, and Prometheus and the group researches begin their research on Zeus. Dean finds the journal of an ancient Greek [[Hunters|hunter]] named [[DracopolisDrakopoulos]] who managed to summon and trap Zeus and learned before discovering how to kill him, a wooden stake made from a tree struck by lightning. The group learns how to do With the same summoning spell and protective circle in hand, Prometheus and Sam set out to get the a nearby graveyard to retrieve a bone from one of a worshipper of someone who still worships Zeus for while Dean and Hayley head to a summoning New Age shop to purchase [[fulgurite]], since the spellcalls for "frozen energy from the hand of Zeus".
Prometheus and [[Sam]] dig At the grave of a pagan and graveyard, Prometheus questions Sam on why he is helping him. In return, Sam questions why he saved humanity in the first place, but though he couldn't remember why. Sam tells him explains his actions saved the worldas a result, but Prometheus says it wouldn't matter to him unless he saves his son.
[[File:PrometheusDeath.jpg|thumb|left|350px|Prometheus kills himself and [[Zeus]] with [[Artemis]]' arrow.]]
At a warehouse, [[Sam]] and [[Dean]] summon and trap [[Zeus]] and ask him to break the curse on [[Oliver]]. Zeus only agrees to do it if they break the trap and tricks [[, but when they decide to leave him trapped in the warehouse, Hayley]] gives into breaking ither desperation and breaks the trap. Instead of breaking the curse, Zeus stuns Prometheus, Sam , and Dean with a blast of electricity lightning and revels in the fact that Prometheus has a child afflicted by the same curse as himhe carries, though he never could've predicted that a child would suffer a horrible fate. Zeus plans to have Prometheus suffer through his son's death forever for eternity and feel that pain as a greater form of revengefor his actions. Zeus summons [[Artemis]] , the Goddess of Hunters, who stops leads Sam and Dean from killing him and has to their deaths, but after realizing she was in love with Prometheus, Sam convinces her to turn on her take them away while he tortures Prometheusfather. After beating up and blasting zapping Prometheus repeatedly, Zeus prepares to kill Oliver in front of Prometheus, but Artemis intervenes and demands Zeus release everyone. When he refuses, Artemis shoots an arrow capable of killing Zeus at him, but he pulls Prometheus in front of the arrow, mortally wounding him. As Zeus taunts him about enjoying how he never tires of watching Prometheus die over and over and planning to chain [[, he declares that Oliver]] will be sent to the mountain to take his place, Prometheus pushes the arrow through himself and into Zeus's heart, sacrificing his life and killing him his adversary in a blast of electricitylightning. Prometheus dies permanently and Artemis mourns his death briefly their deaths before leaving with [[Zeus]]her father' s body, leaving her bow and arrow.
Prometheus' sacrifice breaks the curse on Oliver , who is 's now free to live a normal life. [[Sam]] and [[Dean]] take his body into the woods and give him a [[Hunter's Funeral Pyre|Hunter's Funeral]], where Hayley apologizes for causing his death.
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==Prometheus in Lore==
[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prometheus Prometheus] is a Titan and considered a cultural hero in Greek mythology. He is credited for the creation of man from clay, and enabling the progress of civilization by stealing fire from Mount Olympus for the benefit of humanity. Because of his transgression the god [[Zeus]] punished Prometheus to an eternity of torment, where he would be bound to a rock and each day Zeus's eagle [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aquila_(constellation) Aquila] would come and eat his liver, forcing him to suffer death every day. In some versions of the story, [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heracles Heracles], the half-mortal son of Zeus, is the one who kills the eagle and frees Prometheus from his prison.
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