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Epimetheus

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Ep·i·me·the·us  (p-mth-s, -thys)
n.
1. Greek Mythology A Titan, husband of Pandora, who together with his brother Prometheus took part in the creation of the human race.
2. Astronomy A satellite of Saturn.
[Latin Epimtheus, from Greek, from epimtheus, afterthought (from the myth that after bestowing on each animal a special quality he had none left to bestow on humans), modeled on Promtheus, Prometheus (interpreted by the Greeks as from promtheus, forethought).]
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Noun1.Epimetheus - (Greek mythology) brother of Prometheus; despite Prometheus's warning against gifts from Zeus he accepted Pandora as his wife
Greek mythology - the mythology of the ancient Greeks
Titan - (Greek mythology) any of the primordial giant gods who ruled the Earth until overthrown by Zeus; the Titans were offspring of Uranus (Heaven) and Gaea (Earth)


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The part of Epimetheus mought well become Prometheus, in the case of discontentments: for there is not a better provision against them.
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83-89) But when he had finished the sheer, hopeless snare, the Father sent glorious Argus-Slayer, the swift messenger of the gods, to take it to Epimetheus as a gift.
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