Epimetheus | |
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God of afterthought | |
Genealogy | |
Parents | Iapetus and Clymene |
Siblings | Prometheus, Menoetius, Atlas |
Consort | Pandora |
Children | Prophasis, Pyrrha |
Greek deities series |
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Titans |
In Greek mythology, Epimetheus (/ɛpɪˈmiːθiəs/; ‹See Tfd›Greek: Ἐπιμηθεύς, lit. "afterthought")[1] is the brother of Prometheus, the pair serving "as representatives of mankind".[2] Both sons of the Titan Iapetus,[3] while Prometheus ("foresight") is ingeniously clever, Epimetheus ("hindsight") is inept and foolish. In some accounts of the myth, Epimetheus unleashes the unforeseen troubles in Pandora's box.