Epimetheus

English

Etymology

From Ancient Greek Ἐπιμηθεύς (Epimētheús, “afterthought, hindsight”).

Proper noun

Epimetheus

(Greek mythology) 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.
(astronomy) A moon of the planet Saturn.

Derived terms

Epimethean

Translations

son of Iapetus and Clymene

Danish: Epimetheus
Greek: Επιμηθέας m (Epimithéas)
Greenlandic: Epimetheusi

Inuktitut: ᐃᐱᒦᑎᐅᔅ (ipimiitius)
Russian: Эпимете́й m (Epimetéj)
Spanish: Epimeteo

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