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Princeton's WordNet
Epimetheusnoun
(Greek mythology) brother of Prometheus; despite Prometheus's warning against gifts from Zeus he accepted Pandora as his wife
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Epimetheusnoun
Son of Iapetus and Clymene, brother to Atlas, Menoetius and Prometheus, of whom he ignored warnings to beware of any gifts from Zeus. He accepted Pandora as his wife, thereby bringing sorrow to the world; father to Pyrrha.
Epimetheusnoun
A moon of the planet Saturn.
Etymology: From Ἐπιμηθεύς
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Epimetheus
In Greek mythology, Epimetheus (; Greek: Ἐπιμηθεύς, lit. "afterthought") was the brother of Prometheus (traditionally interpreted as "foresight", literally "fore-thinker"), a pair of Titans who "acted as representatives of mankind". They were the sons of Iapetus, who in other contexts was the father of Atlas. While Prometheus is characterized as ingenious and clever, Epimetheus is depicted as foolish.
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Epimetheus is a figure from Greek mythology, depicted as one of the Titans, the giant sons and daughters of Uranus and Gaia. He is best known as the brother of Prometheus and Atlas, and husband of Pandora. His name means "afterthought" or "hindsight," representing the antithesis of his brother Prometheus whose name means "forethought." In some accounts, Epimetheus is credited with creating the animals after all other beings had been created and thus bestowed physical attributes, but he ran out of gifts when it came to creating humans, which Prometheus then took over. Epimetheus is also a moon of Saturn, named after the mythological figure.
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Epimetheus
Epimetheus is an inner satellite of Saturn. It is also known as Saturn XI. It is named after the mythological Epimetheus, brother of Prometheus.
The Nuttall Encyclopedia
Epimetheus
the brother of Prometheus (Forethought), who in spite of the warnings of the latter opened Pandora's box, and let loose a flood of evils on the earth, which oppress it to this day.
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Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of Epimetheus in Chaldean Numerology is: 1
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of Epimetheus in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4
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