Epimetheus

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. 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.
  2. A moon of the planet Saturn.

Pronunciation

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Word forms

Epimetheus

Etymology

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

Derived words

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