Epimetheus

Speech parts

1. Epimetheus - Noun

2. Epimetheus - Proper noun

Meaning

(Greek mythology) brother of Prometheus; despite Prometheus's warning against gifts from Zeus he accepted Pandora as his wife

Synonyms

Hypernyms

Examples

After the Voyager flybys, it became known that there are two similarly-sized moons (Epimetheus and Janus ) in the same orbit, so there is some uncertainty about which one was the object of Pioneer's near-miss. Source: Internet

But Epimetheus did not listen; he accepted Pandora, who promptly scattered the contents of her jar. Source: Internet

Epimetheus sets to work, but, being unwise, distributes all the gifts of nature among the animals, leaving men naked and unprotected, unable to defend themselves and to survive in a hostile world. Source: Internet

For example, the Bibliotheca and Hyginus each make explicit what might be latent in the Hesiodic text: Epimetheus married Pandora. Source: Internet

On a fifth-century amphora in the Ashmolean Museum (her fig.71) the half-figure of Pandora emerges from the ground, her arms upraised in the epiphany gesture, to greet Epimetheus. Source: Internet

Epimetheus (the brother of Prometheus) is overwhelmed by her beauty, disregards Prometheus' warnings about her, and marries her. Source: Internet

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