The spaceship Prometheus belongs to the hubristic, absurdly wealthy CEO Peter Weyland, whereas the Nostromo is an aging, subpar ship that has few, if any, comforts for its underpaid, overworked ...

The Prometheus isn’t the only ship that takes its name from Greek mythology. Kerberos, also written as Cerberus, was a multi-headed dog that guarded the gates of the Underworld.

At the end of the series, it was revealed Maura had been on board a spaceship called Prometheus. She was actually living in the year 2099, and Project Prometheus had been taken over by her brother ...