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Epimetheus
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Epimetheus is a figure from Greek mythology who represents the opposite of his more famous brother Prometheus—while Prometheus embodies foresight and wisdom, Epimetheus embodies hindsight and foolishness. He matters as part of an archetypal pair that ancient Greeks used to illustrate contrasting human qualities, and in some versions of the myths he is responsible for releasing the world's troubles by opening Pandora's box.
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Key facts
- Deity.type
- Greek
- Deity.name
- Epimetheus
- Deity.image
- Pandora's gift to Epimetheus.jpg
- Deity.caption
- Pandora offers the jar to Epimetheus.
- Deity.god_of
- Titan who embodies afterthought
- Deity.consort
- Pandora
- Deity.parents
- Iapetus and Clymene
- Deity.siblings
- Prometheus, Menoetius, Atlas
- Deity.children
- Prophasis, Pyrrha
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- titan
- Gender
- male
- Spouse
- Pandora
- Child
- Prophasis
- Father
- Iapetos
- Mother
- Themis
- Sibling
- Prometheus
- Image
- Pandora's gift to Epimetheus.jpg
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- Commons category
- Epimetheus
- described by source
- Pauly–Wissowa
- different from
- Epimetheus
- name in native language
- Ἐπιμηθεύς
- worshipped by
- Greek mythology
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Article · Deutsch
Epimetheus (altgriechisch Ἐπιμηθεύς Epimētheús, deutsch ‚der danach Denkende‘) ist in der griechischen Mythologie der Bruder von Prometheus, ebenso wie dieser ein Sohn des Iapetos.
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