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Definition of Epimetheus
1. Noun. (Greek mythology) brother of Prometheus; despite Prometheus's warning against gifts from Zeus he accepted Pandora as his wife.
Definition of Epimetheus
1. Proper noun. (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. ¹
2. Proper noun. (astronomy) A moon of the planet Saturn. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
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Literary usage of Epimetheus
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Half a Hundred Hero Tales of Ulysses and the Men of Old edited by Francis Storr (1911)
"cried Epimetheus. " Let us run out of doors, and have some nice play with the other
... It is thousands of years since Epimetheus and Pandora were alive; ..."
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