Where did the Promethean board get its name?

Answer 1

Oh, dude, the Promethean board got its name from the Greek myth of Prometheus, who stole fire from the gods and gave it to humans. It's like they're saying this interactive whiteboard is gonna bring some fire to your classroom, you know? So, yeah, that's where the name comes from.

Answer 2

The God of fire is Prometheus, he is said to be the God of Technology, and thus Promethean!

"PROMETHEUS was the Titan god of forethought and crafty counsel who was entrusted with the task of moulding mankind out of clay. His attempts to better the lives of his creation brought him into direct conflict with Zeus. Firstly he tricked the gods out of the best portion of the sacrificial feast, acquiring the meat for the feasting of man. Then, when Zeus withheld fire, he stole it from heaven and delivered it to mortal kind hidden inside a fennel-stalk. As punishment for these rebellious acts, Zeus ordered the creation of Pandora (the first woman) as a means to deliver misfortune into the house of man, or as a way to cheat mankind of the company of the good spirits. Prometheus meanwhile, was arrested and bound to a stake on Mount Kaukasos where an eagle was set to feed upon his ever-regenerating liver (or, some say, heart). Generations later the great hero Herakles came along and released the old Titan from his torture."